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Repair and own.

Seven-year parts commitment. Open STL files for chassis components. Ambassador-network refurb. Repair tiers documented.

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Service flow & 7-year parts

WanderSoil — Stage 10: Service Flow + Support

7-year service commitment. Ambassador-first service model. Probe + cell + sapphire-window are wear/service items handled separately from structural parts.

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7-year service commitment summary

CategoryCoverageTimeline
**Structural parts** (chassis, PCB, MCU, LoRa radio, solar panel, sapphire window mount, button, base joint, sealing system)Replacement or refurb available7 years from first-ship date
**Firmware updates**OTA (WiFi or LoRa-OTA) + security patches7 years
**Repairability support**STL files + schematics + Ambassador send-backLifetime as long as company exists
**2-yr probe send-back recalibration**4-soil-type bench-cal vs gravimetric reference via Ambassador depot$25 service + shipping
**Probe head replacement**DIY socket swap; vendor pass-through costas needed (5-yr 304 SS / 7-yr 316L Pro typical)
**18650 cell replacement**DIY swap via T10-removable solar cap$9 spare cell; 2-min DIY
**Sapphire window replacement**Send-back service$25 service + $19 window
**Ambassador service**$25 service + parts + shipping (waived in-warranty)Ongoing
**Community repair**wanderverse.com/repair local-tech finderCommunity-led, ongoing
**End-of-life recycling**$10 trade-in credit toward next-generationOngoing

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Wear items vs structural — clarification

Wear items (NOT covered by 7-year parts; user pays small service fee or DIY)

Structural parts (covered by 7-year parts commitment)

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Service routing — decision tree

1. User reports issue via app / phone / email

Triage by WanderSoil Support (Ambassador-staffed):

2. User can DIY

3. Ambassador send-back (5-day turnaround typical)

4. Factory repair (if Ambassador can't fix)

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Recalibration service flow (the most-frequent service event)

2-yr probe send-back cycle

1. Year 1.8: app prompts user — schedule send-back recalibration service window (next 6 months acceptable) 2. User submits service ticket 3. Ambassador ships prepaid label 4. Unit arrives at Ambassador depot 5. Ambassador uses 4-soil-type bench-cal fixture (sand / loam / clay / peat) cross-cal vs gravimetric reference 6. EC null-cal in DI water + KCl reference solutions 7. Ambassador QA + ships to user 8. Cost: $25 service + shipping; total turnaround ~5-7 days (faster than WanderBreath Sensirion-batch because we own the cal fixture)

Founding Member benefit: pre-paid 2-yr probe recalibration included.

Probe head replacement (5-yr 304 SS / 7-yr 316L Pro typical)

1. App detects gradual EC baseline drift + impedance trend exceeding threshold 2. App prompts user 3. User options:

18650 cell replacement (5-yr typical)

1. Firmware tracks cell capacity over solar-charge cycling; flags when capacity < 70% 2. App prompts user 3. DIY: order spare cell ($9), receive in 3-5 days, T10-remove solar cap, swap cell, close cap, 2-min DIY

Sapphire window replacement (rare; impact damage only)

1. User reports cracked / hazed sapphire (typical cause: rock thrown by lawnmower, hailstone, accidental tool strike) 2. Send-back service: $25 service + $19 window cost 3. Ambassador removes solar cap, replaces sapphire with epoxy + new O-ring, QA pressure-decay test 4. Total turnaround ~5 days

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Anti-lock + repair-culture strategy

Per DECISIONS.md D-09: probes + EC head + cell + sapphire window are all DIY-replaceable or send-back-serviceable. No vendor lock anywhere.

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Ambassador refurb program

1. Lease-end / upgrade trade-in

2. Warranty-return refurb

3. End-of-life recycling

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HAVEN community-garden deployment + support

Bulk deployment model

Service terms

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Extended warranty (optional upgrade)

3-year extended warranty

WanderAssist subscription (separate from warranty)

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Service SLA targets

MetricTarget
Support ticket first response< 4 hours business / < 12 hours weekend
In-warranty diagnosis decision< 24 hours
Send-back turnaround (Ambassador)< 5 business days
Recalibration turnaround (4-soil-type bench-cal)~5-7 days
Sapphire window replacement turnaround~5 days
Send-back turnaround (factory-escalated)< 15 business days
On-site HAVEN community-garden service (within service radius)< 48 hours

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Spare parts catalog (published on wanderverse.com/repair)

Structural parts (7-year availability)

PartRetail price
Main PCB$25-45
ESP32-S3 module$15
TI TPS65086100 PMIC$8
Semtech SX1262 LoRa$9
Maxim DS18B20$4
Vishay VEML7700$4
Bosch BMP390$7
Maxeon C60 5W solar panel$35
Sapphire solar window$19
316L SS probe-base joint (welded)$9
Saffron LED ring (×6 Cree CLM3C-AKA)$9
Tactile button$2
Aluminum chassis cylinder (cream + saffron pinstripe)$25
Solar cap (anodized + LED ring + sapphire mount)$35
Gore PMV-001 vent$5
LoRa whip antenna (Taoglas GW.71.5153 + RP-SMA)$7
O-ring kit (silicone Shore 70A x 4)$4
TPE cable-gland bumper$2
T10 Torx bit + screw set$6
Ambassador signature card$1
Lux glyph etched aluminum$49

Wear / service items (NOT included in 7-year parts)

ServiceCost
2-yr probe send-back recalibration$25 service + shipping
Probe head replacement kit 304 SS (3-pack)$19
Probe head replacement kit 316L SS Pro (3-pack)$39
18650 Samsung 30Q cell$9
EC electrode replacement kit$12
Sapphire window replacement$19 (+ $25 send-back service)
O-ring replacement (DIY)$4

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Community repair ecosystem

Ambassador-trained local techs

Open-source repair

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Summary — Stage 10 service flow readiness

AxisStatus
Service routing decision treePass
Recalibration cadence (2-yr probe + 5-yr cell + 5-7 yr O-ring)Pass — service-flow integrated
DIY-replaceable wear itemsPass (probe head + 18650 + sapphire window send-back-only)
Sensor vendor independenceYellow — capacitive + EC head custom-fab vendor RFQ at Stage 4
Ambassador refurb programPass
Extended warranty structurePass
Spare parts catalogPass
Community repair networkYellow (launch 2027-Q4+)
Open STL + schematic publishPass
End-of-life recyclingPass
HAVEN community-garden bulk deploymentPass

Ready to proceed to GATE review + first customer ship.

Open STL files

WanderSoil — STL Open Files

CC-BY-SA 4.0 licensed 3D-printable replacement parts for the WanderSoil outdoor garden probe. Part of the WanderVerse 7-year parts commitment + repair-culture ethos.

License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC-BY-SA 4.0)

You are free to: print, modify, share, commercialize. You must: attribute WanderVerse / WWP + share derivatives under the same license.

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What's in this folder (planned — final files ship with industrial-design team after 2027-Q1)

WanderSoil structural STLs

Mounting accessory STLs

Community-pinstripe variant STLs

Lux glyph + signature mount STLs

Packaging insert STLs

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Print recommendations

Material

For outdoor-deployed parts (solar cap inner frame, mounting accessories): ASA strongly preferred. For indoor accessory (T10 bit holder, packaging insert): PETG or ABS.

Print settings

Post-print

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Saffron pinstripe printing (community variants)

Factory units ship with a saffron pinstripe band that is anodized into the aluminum chassis upper bezel. For DIY / community customizations:

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Schematic + Gerber + KiCad source

For advanced DIY:

License: CC-BY-SA 4.0 for documentation; OSHW-style for hardware design files.

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Probe head + EC head — NOT in CC-BY-SA

The capacitive moisture probe head + EC head custom-fab assemblies are NOT distributed as STL files. They are precision-machined SS components with PCBA-laminated capacitive sensing pads + welded electrodes. WanderStore sells:

These are wear items (5-yr / 7-yr typical replacement); the WanderVerse repair-tech network can install them in 5 min.

If a third-party community machinist wants to fabricate replacement probe heads compatible with WanderSoil, the dimensional drawings + PCBA capacitive-pad reference design will be published under OSHW-style license post-2027-Q1 (after Stage 4 sourcing decisions are locked).

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Repair-tech network

Ambassador-trained local repair shops in 12 U.S. metros (2027-Q4 launch):

Find your local tech: wanderverse.com/repair/wandersoil

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Why we publish these

Standard 4 — Repair Culture. WanderVerse hardware should outlive the company if needed.

If you can print a replacement bezel ring + buy a spare 18650 + follow the schematic, your WanderSoil continues to work in 2040 even if WanderVerse no longer exists.

That is the commitment.

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STL files are placeholders until industrial-design team output (target: 2027-Q1). Source files version-controlled in ~/Projects/wanderverse-design-stl/wandersoil/ (private until 2027-Q1).