17 Jul
2007
17 Jul
'07
8 p.m.
On 17 Jul 2007 at 19:35, Fred Cisin wrote:
Sometimes I think that modern product engineering just
doesn't have
somebody like me in mind.
Well, they don't. It sometimes seems like there isn't a modern
appliance made that is meant to be repaired.
<rant>
I'll make this vintage computer-oriented. How many people still own
a working dishwasher/clothes washer with an integral computer that
was manufactured over 10 years ago? When I first saw a dishwasher
with computerized control, my reaction was "What a damned fool thing
to do--put a computer in the absolutely worst (hot water, caustics,
steam) environment possible. Now you can't buy them any other way.
10 years ago, I repaired my TV by replacing a shorted disc cap. Last
week, I made the second electronic repair (severe pincoushion effect)
by replacing a weak electrolytic with another than was scavenged from
a piece of gear made 20 years ago. Works just fine--survived the
Loma Prieta quake; bounced off the table to the floor; cracked the
bezel (Bondo and spray paint) but worked otherwise. Heaven knows if
I'd be able to deal with a modern set.
</rant>
Has anyone noticed the large number of CRT monitors appearing on the
giveaway lists? I wonder if that's not a mistake. Folks are trying
to avoid the $15 disposal fee.
Cheers,
Chuck