Post Alabe6lpzLk97yKfFw by deBaer@23.social
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(DIR) Post #Alabe5yCxs2oe371to by jon@gruene.social
2024-09-02T08:51:10Z
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š When I tried repairing this Bosch IXO power screwdriver this weekend I suspected mine was cabled backwards (+/- opposite way to iFixit and YouTube videos), but I diligently followed the guides. Didnāt workSwitched it, and now itās good š My intuition was right!Another device saved from being trashed(Crap device though - the battery is soldered in! š”) #righttorepair
(DIR) Post #Alabe6lpzLk97yKfFw by deBaer@23.social
2024-09-02T08:56:03Z
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@jon When there's a lot of current (it's called a power tool for a reason), soldering in the battery makes more sense then a questionable plug and socket connection. Soldering batteries with pre-welded soldering terminals isn't really an obstacle.
(DIR) Post #Alabe7bwrbQXjaiHTs by jon@gruene.social
2024-09-02T08:58:43Z
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@deBaer Yeah. A 3.7v 2200maH battery. POWER!They solder the thing because they don't design it with repairability in mind.
(DIR) Post #Alabe7lsGhMoENMCx6 by jon@gruene.social
2024-09-02T10:01:24Z
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To the reply-guys going ābut soldering gives you a good connection, plugs might be susceptible to vibrations, disconnectingā - well, yes. Well done.But that's not the point.You can design a gadget with #righttorepair in mind, or not. And this was NOT designed with it in mind. And yes, designing a gadget with a securely plugged battery might be more expensive, but *so be it*, and it for sure is not impossible!
(DIR) Post #Alabe8EwWccRgWxQGG by Malzi@hessen.social
2024-09-02T09:48:50Z
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@jon @deBaer may be that or they took in account, that such tools also have to reliably work even if they are thrown around in tool pouches or are dropped from a ladder. Soldered connections are much more vibration resistant than battery cases or plugged solutions. Even a small 2200mah liion battery is able to push an impressive amount of current to heat up bad connections quickly to an unacceptable degree. So soldering makes sense to me too.
(DIR) Post #Alabe8qWGug1Z4XQpc by jon@gruene.social
2024-09-02T09:58:15Z
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@Malzi @deBaer Soldering makes sense *if you do not care about repair*. For this device *they do not care about repair*.
(DIR) Post #Alabe9Y7enYTkIwFnM by pony@blovice.bahnhof.cz
2024-09-02T10:02:46.824775Z
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@jon @Malzi @deBaer sorry but for parts with something like 3-5 year replacement cycle, soldering them down is perfectly reasonable, especially when it's a big and accessible joint, that's, when it comes to repair, about as easy as changing a screw
(DIR) Post #AlaiE4b694PAXNqFCi by pony@blovice.bahnhof.cz
2024-09-02T11:16:30.893702Z
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@jon i just hope your point wasn't that a simple soldering joint is not considered serviceable for a part with say ~5y expected lifespan, because, ugh, sorry, but...i'd rather ask if you had the exact (and full) parameters of the battery described in the manual, clearly labeled on the part itself or in supplementary schematics (if there were any), as that's what would tell me if someone had in their mind whether this can be serviced or not (yes, there probably was an internet guide which identified some spare, maybe correctly, maybe not, based on possible some magic measurement or tracking the supply chain -- exactly what i believed the right to repair was meant to solve, not soldering)