------------ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ------------(may be snipped) On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:05:45 -0900, you wrote:
> >Rules for troubleshooting: what are the symptoms (what is not >working), check power inputs; check configurations (settings); >look-feel-sniff; measure for required output - then get out the >manual/schematic/tools. An "old" tech once advised me that most >problems were simple ones - so do not go off looking for complicated >one's before doing simple tests. (that drop test works) Use of >freeze-spray does the same thing. So does wiggling and probing. REPLY: The best TV tech I ever knew (and I knew a lot) gave me the best advice I ever got about troubleshooting: "Forget your meters and generators and stuff. The best troubleshooting tools you have are you own two eyes." There were times I did not follow his advice, to my regret. I would waste time with scope and meter and when I finally found the problem, it was obvious if I had just looked carefully first. Joe Tolemeo was his name, probably RIP now, but the best ever. Thanks, Joe. Bill W6WRT ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
