Wow.

That article was the biggest load of BS propaganda that I have read in a long time. Try to explain that shit to a Tesla owner that has had the super charging feature on their car magically turned off whilst on a road trip. Or, the farmer who paid 400k for a Harvester and can't even grease a fucking wheel bearing without a proprietary tool.

Medical devices? Yeah, that's what right to repair is all about. Not letting Billy Bob wrench on MRI machines. Gimmie a break.

The medical device repair crap is pure red herring argument BS lobbyist material.

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Originally posted by Woodman:
I have *heard* that it is illegal to MRI an Apple iPhone. Not sure why.

** from the mri technician

Putting anything with metal parts near an MRI is a really bad idea. An MRI is an electro magnet, metal object tend to heat up and fly around in an MRI suite.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
The post sounds like it was actually written by a lobbyist for manufacturers

Agree. Right to repair is not a "leftist" issue. What manufactures are really trying to do is limit competition from independent repair facilities outside their contracted dealer network and lock in additional revenue streams by licensing proprietary software and other service and diagnostic tools.

Yep.
I can understand protecting "design" but not "repair".

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Originally posted by BamaJeepster:
It’s up to the manufacturer to figure out a way to facilitate repairs without divulging their trade secrets. If you sell it to me, I own it.

Yep.

As field service technician not with an OEM life can be a pain. BUT we are in some cases “Factory” trained/authorized/certified. In others nope. In few cases I can not do much without a manufacturer’s service “key” or hardware token. In others cases parts maybe problematic. But most of the parts are sourced globally and my LinkedIn is full of Chinese connections looking to sell me ATM parts for every make and model.
My career is filled with stories of an OEM not selling me a belt but requiring the purchase of a $8K module, but it’s all good you get a 40% dealer discount and up to a 30% core credit. Sorry went as far as getting a quote from a belt manufacturer with a 90 day lead time. Luckily we found a dozen sitting on a shelf in Europe somewhere, took 30 days to ship and cost less than few hundred dollars total. And I have even worked for a short time for an after market refurbishment company. Had OEMs as our customers.
Long way to say on every piece of equipment I turn the screwdriver the way and use my multimeter to check voltage, resistance and current the same. OEMs can either learn how to make profits with an aftermarket or loose market share when customers leave or laws force them to change. It is all in the balance. Keep your pricing reasonable or see yourself innovated out of the market.

There are plenty of smart people out there with a few hundred dollars of equipment can fix your car.

Volvo and Tesla are two of the biggest blockers of someone other than the dealer fixing cars.

It is a ripoff.

I own it should be able to fix it.