T18skyguy wrote:
wrktfsh wrote:
The simpler, the less moving parts, software, firmware etc......the easier it is to fix and maintain
Agreed. Just because they can do it doesn't mean they should. I'd rather do something manually then have an electronic board fail that you can't replace. Admittedly, the whole engine is electronic now.
And this is exactly the reason why, same with your automobile. KISS (Keep it simple...) means YOU may have the ability to fix it yourself. Thus the servicing companies won't be getting business to do the work, if YOU or ME do it ourselves.
However, make the system so complicated, so computerized, so specialized that the "average" owner has no way to fix anything. They've done this with automobiles a long time ago. Let something go wrong with the main computer in your car and nothing works. You have to have the car towed to an "authorized" repair shop and then they can charge any rate they want. You are hog-tied for sure. At their mercy.
I still think it's a deliberate attempt to keep the average owner from being self-sufficient and it makes opportunity for more revenue for the manufacturers, repair shops, dealerships, etc., but NOT you or me!
On the other hand, we ALL have the option of getting rid of our sophisticated, mechanical marvels and just go back to a simple tent that's held up with a rope!
