this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2023
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Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Was an on/off service technician/engineer for the last 20 years and can confirm. Many times I'd get a fault call just to arrive, pull out my screw driver and the issue simply resolves itself. It's as if it knows things are getting serious and it's afraid to be taken apart.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It definitely has an air of "the misbehaving kids realized the teacher is on the way back to the classroom."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I worked on air traffic control radios, about a third of the time the entry in the maintenance log was "could not duplicate problem".

The fun entries were "adjusted relays with screwdriver". Now, for those who don't know, relays generally don't have a screw adjustment, but if you tap on the outside casing, they often unstick.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The true key to percussive maintenance, knowing where to hit and how hard.

I've seen people try to replicate good percussive maintenance and fail due to not knowing where and how hard to hit things. Those were expensive mistakes.