Assembly in a factory setting is just that. I don't think there is any thought to repair ability given.
AVB I think you are wrong there, I am sure the factory is well aware of the difficulty to repair, that is their whole motive, make it too hard to repair and the customer will have to buy a new one
You are absolutely spot on again Norm.
The engineering behind everything today is about ease of Production / Assembly and not about servicing, that's up to the customer to deal with and as you say if it's too expensive then toss it out and buy another one and if you think going to a competitors product is going to be any different, then you'll soon find out that they are up to the same scam themselves.
BTW AVB, I'm not having a go at you, it's just the nature of the business in itself. They are all working their way out of business, well they are here in Australia that's for sure.
Cheers,
BB.
