Hakko Investigated By Californa Attorney General Right to Repair Violations

[DavidAlfa]

Do you realize you've posted your full name and address there?

[KG7AMV]

Do you realize you've posted your full name and address there?

Yes, and I do I dont care! My info used to be in the phone book and that hung on thousands of public pay phones also. I say we bring back the phone directory!!

[abeyer]

Not to mention it's been available by way of the FCC long before, since you have to jump through hoops to not share it if you have a ham license.

[KG7AMV]

Not to mention it's been available by way of the FCC long before, since you have to jump through hoops to not share it if you have a ham license.

I am easy to locate. and My Call is KG7AMV,

[coppercone2]

Yea, they do it to prevent repair.

They do it to prevent damage from water ingress, shock and vibration, which are part of the normal operating environment for a professional tool.

I'm all in favour of stuff being repairable, but not at the expense of things being less reliable in the first place. Potting electronics in a tool like an impact wrench is just good practice, there's nothing sinister or intentionally anti-repair about it.

As for the cost of replacement, yes, it's expensive compared to the price of a whole new tool - but given the relative quantities in which new tools are sold vs individual parts, it's probably not a huge mark-up when all overheads are taken into account.

Maybe for an automotive tool. For alot of shit, please just let me be careful with it. That's just a stupid sales pitch that some crap that is never going to get wet is water proof. Military spec wankery

I feel like I am being punished because of idiots that think its cool to throw their tools and be lazy


Sometimes I feel like there is a market for tools not meant for overworked understaffed poorly managed job sites. I feel like the features I am paying for might be worth while if I was a under paid roofer on a tight schedule that has a partner that throws tools on the roof. Meanwhile I treat it like a caliper.


Maybe a brand called "not for car mechanics" NFCM

And you end up getting rugazied crap that loses precision and quality because they have to make it for a psychotic gorilla. Like pliers. The good ones basically have a special bearing instead of a nuclear proof press fit forged part. But you can't throw them, and you put them back in the tool box when your done using them.

To me it almost seems like paying for 'vandal proofing'. I know sometimes you need it but not everything needs to be build like a old style pay phone. If you are like responsible and professional, alot of that ends up being a waste of money. Sure it might help out an occasional accident, but I am starting to think that just replacing the occasional accident is better then paying for EVERYTHING to be KIND OF resistant to some incidental. Not to mention it might cause a problem sometimes, potting, sealing, etc... can sometimes CAUSE a problem that would never show up. 

And I noticed some designs that they think they found a magic bullet to quality/durability end up having some grievous stupid fault despite the fact they they spent a small fortune making all the environmental and vibration crap... its like they think there is a cook book to quality. I end up feeling scammed lol

[KG7AMV]

We had a Partial Win... In regards to Right to Repair.

I am Not sure its because of the Attorney General Inquiry, The video I made attempting to back up the firmware of the FM-203 that was a success or Both!

https://www.youtube.com/live/F3vQnaCocdQ

I sent Hakko an e-mail with my results with the in system programing id code via their online form at the Japan Headquarters site.

A day later I received this E-mail Letting me Know they have uploaded the FM-203 Firmware V3.01 and they are revising their manuals.


Sure Enough the Firmware was on the http://kb.hakkoussa.com including the same id code that was raveled in my video.


This is a Win, But a it was a small win and only partial compliance right now, I hope the revised manuals he mentioned in the e-mail are not malicious in nature like the last ones https://youtu.be/NPWd-xQcGzw and include full schematics. I do not expect them to create "new manuals" they can just release schematics and firmware at min. that would be compliance. But I think them making a manual is a stall tactic or something else.

I expect nothing but full compliance from these companies.

I will make another video loading the firmware to my FM-203. Everyone should sign up to their Knowledge Base then send an e-mail to techsupport@hakkousa.com requesting access to service documents and firmware.