JanPV on Nostr: We've all been tricked into planned redundancy and non-repairability. It doesn't have ...
We've all been tricked into planned redundancy and non-repairability.
It doesn't have to be this way.
I've just received a radio, built in 1957. After a clean and fitting a plug, it came to life with no further work.
At most, the capacitors, costing pennies, will need changing at some point, as might a valve or two, costing £5 each.
Let's go back to the days when equipment could last for several decades.
https://youtu.be/8lF7jqyYb5A
#repair #ewaste #reuse #electronics
It doesn't have to be this way.
I've just received a radio, built in 1957. After a clean and fitting a plug, it came to life with no further work.
At most, the capacitors, costing pennies, will need changing at some point, as might a valve or two, costing £5 each.
Let's go back to the days when equipment could last for several decades.
https://youtu.be/8lF7jqyYb5A
#repair #ewaste #reuse #electronics