Random Thoughts - Part III The Search for Spark (No Politics)

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I hate fully potted component even though I understand why they do it. It makes snooping so much more difficult.

Sadly, component-level repair of consumer electronics is a dying art.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Sadly, component-level repair of consumer electronics is a dying art.

Yeah, it's funny how simple some fixes are too.

[Spuds]

I really love it when I drive a half hour to spend another hour waiting for a computer to connect that doesn't eventually connect and then drive another half hour back to where I can get internet so I can tell the responsible party their sh1t is broke.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

Can't call them Brownies anymore. They'll be either Embers or Comets.

But they are brown?

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Spuds

I really love it when I drive a half hour to spend another hour waiting for a computer to connect that doesn't eventually connect and then drive another half hour back to where I can get internet so I can tell the responsible party their sh1t is broke.

That sucks. I flew to Chicago and spent 4 days at a customer facility to tell them they had bad maintenance and had to help get them running again.



they still have bad maintenance

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

That sucks. I flew to Chicago and spent 4 days at a customer facility to tell them they had bad maintenance and had to help get them running again.



they still have bad maintenance

Oh, do I have some stories about flying out to places for stupid reasons. Mostly flying out to California (8+ hours), determining that it was someone else's issue in the first 2-3 hours working, then spending 4-8 hours proving it to the customer who didn't want to believe me, then helping the other company solve their issue for another 2 hours because by that point I knew more about what was happening than they did.

But today sucks because I had shit that needed to get done that is going to have to get done next week because the IT people stop caring at 3pm on Thursday.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Oh, do I have some stories about flying out to places for stupid reasons. Mostly flying out to California (8+ hours), determining that it was someone else's issue in the first 2-3 hours working, then spending 4-8 hours proving it to the customer who didn't want to believe me, then helping the other company solve their issue for another 2 hours because by that point I knew more about what was happening than they did.

But today sucks because I had shit that needed to get done that is going to have to get done next week because the IT people stop caring at 3pm on Thursday.

I think I would be more mad about that.

[soundman98]

IT people care, ever?

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

That sucks. I flew to Chicago and spent 4 days at a customer facility to tell them they had bad maintenance and had to help get them running again.



they still have bad maintenance

it was six flags in gurnee wasn't it...

i'd say i was shocked, but then i'd be talking about the outlets in the landscaping.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by soundman98

it was six flags in gurnee wasn't it...

i'd say i was shocked, but then i'd be talking about the outlets in the landscaping.

lol it surprisingly wasn't. It was a private training facility in St. Charles. They got every add on and without daily checks and adjustments, which we specify in our manuals, it can be problematic. Plus we retrofitted our system into another manufacturers setup and it caused all kinds of issues.

[Ultramaroon]

I want to buy that pass-around ace a350 mike_b is selling but I have this theory about external ceramic coating.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I want to buy that pass-around ace a350 mike_b is selling but I have this theory about external ceramic coating.

Oh really? Do tell.

I think the price is going to hit about what he was asking and he has 100 shipping on there.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Oh really? Do tell.

I think the price is going to hit about what he was asking and he has 100 shipping on there.

I've been watching it since before he bought it. I can't decide if I want to hold out for a decent one without the ceramic.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I've been watching it since before he bought it. I can't decide if I want to hold out for a decent one without the ceramic.

I personally don't know if I would spend the money again. I paid 800, I think, for my used nameless header. It is coated inside and out.