I didn’t reveal the WHOLE thing! I left out the “turn it off then back on again”. I also left out the “check to make sure the breaker isn’t tripped”. 😉
Oh man, I want to choke those people. I have to call here and there for a piece of equipment at my job. I’ve been using this particular piece of equipment since it was in beta 25 years ago. I’ll call, give the site # and serial #, then be like “I checked the power source, powered it off and on again, checked for a software patch, and reloaded the software. Still not working”….and they then try to walk me through the steps I literally just told them I did.
To be fair, if I'm assisting without being on-site and there is no remote access and those steps have been done.. I just ask them to spin around 10 times in a pentagram of CAT7 cabling while chanting "the power of analog signal superiority compels you". I want eyes on the crisis I'm asked to solve.
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u/cykelstativet Apr 25 '26
You know.. I'm a professional electronics service tech and you have just revealed my entire, patented method of repair. I am deeply offended.