On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 05:17:14 +0100,  Samuel W. Heywood wrote:

> Subject: Re: arachne-digest V1 #931

>> INTERMITTENTLY wrong when cold (noise/ripple on line) so that an
>> oscilloscope would be more likely to spot the problem than the meter
>> would.

>> Hope I haven't fogged the issue more!!

> Oh, no, not at all.  Would it not be less expensive for me just to
> replace the old 386sx motherboard and power supply instead of buying an
> oscilloscope?
>

   Of course it would. Full marks to you for a commonsense
solution!

   The trouble is that we engineers are always wanting to FIX
everything - and there's no future in that....

   Please forgive this incurable tendency!

      Ron.

                                         

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