When it is artificially difficult to repair electrical appliances

source：stimberg-zeitung.de

For Oer-Erkenschwick consumers, this is also very troublesome, and there is a way: whether it is problems with cars, mixers, electric bicycles, mobile phones-more and more manufacturers are doing their best to ensure that they cannot be easily fixed. On the contrary, if in doubt, please buy a new one. In the United States, according to "Welt am Sonntag" reports, such behavior in the industry should now be prohibited by law. However, even if you decide to buy a new product from us, you must expect a long wait for kitchen appliances, for example, because the required semiconductors are very scarce in the world market.

Jürgen Plaga from Oer-Erkenschwick knows this question
Jürgen Plaga from Oer-Erkenchwick is aware of this problem. In 2017, the 66-year-old former sales representative of a large mobile phone supplier, together with colleagues from the Oer-Erkenschwicker local association of the German Amateur Radio Club (DARC), set up a repair cafe Lindenstrasse on the club premises. 4. This proposal is justified Like a bomb. "Unfortunately, due to the corona, we had to close the cafe again and may not start again until next year at the earliest," said Praga, a radio enthusiast with good electrical and electronic knowledge.

Many modern devices can no longer be turned on at all
"You can often shake your head," Praga said. Then he reported the predetermined breakpoints in the electrical equipment, and his impression was that these equipment should survive the two-year warranty and then break down. "The next problem is that many modern devices cannot be opened at all. They are often stuck together or you need special tools to open them. I don't even want to talk about the missing circuit diagrams. All of this makes it difficult for us to help," Jürgen Plaga Say.

The price of spare parts is often artificially inflated
The price of spare parts is often artificially inflated. The "Welt am Sonntag" report named the company Vorwerk. To quote an expert, spare parts, such as the drip lock on the "Thermomix" automatic cooker, are actually a few cents. But they are not available on the free market. Vorwerk charges a flat fee for repairs-regardless of the actual workload. "Yes, spare parts are usually very expensive," the amateur repairman from Oer-Erkenschwick also knows. "You have to understand this. You can usually use much lower cost parts from other manufacturers," Plaga reports.

Often it’s also a question of profitability
Another example described on the Internet: someone wants to repair a dishwasher. He completely disassembled it and found the problem: the two parts that control the flow of water were broken. The following network research shows that each of them should cost 65 Euros, so a total of 130. The new machine in question will cost 300 Euros.

Doubtful. Basically, according to Jürgen Plaga, very cheap devices are programmed to be thrown away. That would be better in the top class. can…

Mobile phone repair often has problems
There are also problems with cell phone repairs. For example, Apple has made "third-party repairs more difficult when possible," an expert was quoted in the "Welt am Sonntag" article. Jürgen Plaga can only confirm this. "Technically speaking, the actual design life of a mobile phone is between five and ten years. The problem with these devices is that the battery usually does not last that long. Or, better yet, the performance of the battery will drop significantly after two years. . Then make new purchases quickly. This is unsustainable."