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eevBLAB 97- Is Apple Serious About Right To Repair? (The Verge)

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bd139:
To note, USB-C is only reversible until you repair the connector. It’s virtually impossible to replace the underside pin row properly without very specialist gear. So lots of people now have things that only work with the connector one way up  :palm:

Deodand2014:
For what it's worth Hugh Jeffrey has commented on this as well, here is his video:



While I know the focus is on Apple, 'Right to Repair' affects other things as well. This video shows someone repairing a washing machine that was 'curbed' because it was making grinding noises. Had it been as the creator first suspected the transmission of the washing machine the only option was complete replacement of the transmission because it's been designed to impossible to replace the internal components of the transmission without destroying it.

As it turned out the fix was far simpler and due to that particular machine being sold under multiple brand names it's worthwhile getting the knowledge out there as the fix could save a lot of wasted resources.

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