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Re:Framework laptop water damage repair attempt using partia... by cristoperb on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @08:11PM (#31576468)
That knowledge base answer says:

> We also make full schematics and assembly drawings available to repair shops who get Framework products in for repair

But what about individuals who need to repair their own Framework products? If schematics and boardviews are only avaailable to repair shop businesses, that seems to completely contradict most of the copy on the framework site such as:

"Our philosophy is that by making well-considered design tradeoffs and trusting customers and repair shops with the access and information they need, we can make fantastic devices that are still easy to repair"

Re:Framework laptop water damage repair attempt using partia... by jjcon on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @08:14PM (#31576487)
For the vast majority of even techie people - repairable means swapping out a modular part, not soldering or replacing chips on the mainboard.
Re:Framework laptop water damage repair attempt using partia... by bobsmooth on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @08:18PM (#31576517)
Louis has dozens upon dozens of videos where he fixes macbooks doing component-level repair. The schematics he uses are available and you could perform the same repairs if you have an hot air pen.
Re:Framework laptop water damage repair attempt using partia... by jkhdigital on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @10:20PM (#31577326)
You say that as though the skills required are trivially obtainable. YouTube tends to make everything look a bit easier than it really is…
Re:Framework laptop water damage repair attempt using partia... by f1refly on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @04:43AM (#31579512)
You should try it sometime, component repair is not that hard even with average tools. I stuck a phantom powered aux jack in my laptop once, finding the faulty amp transistor and replacing it took about 20 minutes, and that was without schematics.
Re:Framework laptop water damage repair attempt using partia... by jhugo on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @01:09AM (#31578346)
To be fair, this type of repair is nowhere near as difficult as most people assume it is.