On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 19:55:13 GMT, "Fred"
put finger to keyboard and composed:

Just wondering if anyone has had trouble getting service manuals for various
electronics or appliances and how you got the info you needed to fix
something.

I remember years ago that all companies were required by law to sell a
service manual or at least enough drawings and parts lists so that a
technician could disassemble and work on their products. I was thinking it
was 7 years? Sure seems like that law no longer being enforced.

Yeah, that's what happens over here as well. It's about time the
useless Greenies got off their backsides and pushed for legislation in
this area. IMO, there should be no excuse for any manufacturer not to
make service manuals available in paperless format via the Internet.
And that means making them available to everybody, not just their
business partners. I detest the condescending, patronising attitude of
manufacturers who pretend that by withholding technical information
they are protecting unqualified consumers from themselves. That should
not be their choice, nor their responsibility, it should be mine.


- Franc Zabkar
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