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Default Why can't electronics on new washers & dryers be tougher?

On May 30, 10:51�pm, brassplyer wrote:
I see these newer dryers and front-load washers have what I assume to
be some kind of IC control circuitry and from what I've seen my
suspicions about this being a likely point of failure appear to be
correct. LG warranties the motor for 10 years but the circuit board
only for 2. I'm betting it's expensive to replace too.

For as many years as this technology has been around, why can't the
control circuitry be made more bulletproof?


cost, manufacturers use OEM ONLY boards, so when they decide a model
is obsolete there are no other parts sources.