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Edward's automail breaks many times during animation, but every time even if
Alphonse didn't take any damage they go after Winrey to fix Edward's automail.
Now I'm wondering if Alphonse can easily repair a radio or any other
mechanical device, why can't he fix Edward's automail? Also, why does neither
Edward nor Alphonse try enhancing automail using alchemy?


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Why can't Alphonse repair Edward's automail using alchemy?


The first step of alchemy is _understanding_. That means, understanding the
raw materials you are going to use, and how to break them down. It also means
to understand the resulting item. You can't make something you don't know
anything about.

A radio is a very simple device. It contains little to none electronics, and
is rather easy to _understand_.

An automail on the other hand, is a very complicated piece of engineering. It
contains engines, circuit boards etc. Which make it hard for a "simple"
alchemist to construct.

If Winry for example were to be an alchemist, she would probably be able to
fix automail using alchemy, but even that would only be emergency fixes, and
not a full repair.


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