• @grue
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    20 days ago

    Meanwhile, here I am still lamenting that they no longer come with circuit diagrams.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️
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      220 days ago

      Surprisingly, a lot of them do. Check behind the toe kick or in a lot of machines, inside the control panel cover.

      • @grue
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        220 days ago

        Really cheap appliances that are still entirely electromechanical might come with complete schematics, but I’ve yet to encounter an electronic one that does (where “complete” means “including the details of the PCB, not just treating it as a black-box component”).

        • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️
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          320 days ago

          You’ll never find a schematic of the PCB because the manufacturer not only treats it as a black box, but it will also be incessantly revised mid-production run by their OEM’s to cut costs every time a component comes out that’s 2 cents cheaper.

          • @grue
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            220 days ago

            I understand that, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.