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Thanks for the links, I may find these communities useful in the future, but it isn't what I had in mind. Apart from a SE-like platform, I can imagine a site w
by GrantZvolsky 6y ago
Thanks for the links, I may find these communities useful in the future, but it isn't what I had in mind.
Apart from a SE-like platform, I can imagine a site where repair engineers collaboratively build an akinator-like problem classification algorithm.
- rasz 6y agoWhat you describe is called Please-Bro in repair circles. I dont want to learn, just tel me what to replace people. Afaik ZXW has something like that build in. No brain engaging required mode - shows you measuring points and list of possible defects.
- GrantZvolsky 6y agoI would argue that it just makes learning easier. But that's not the point. The point is to make the repair process more efficient for everyone, including those sharing their knowledge.
- rasz 6y agoSoldering is not like writing code, its literally welding metal. You cant take stackexchange copy pasting snippets until compiler stops throwing errors model and translate it into physical world. Pretty much never works out, typical example of an outcome: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/repair/lcd-monitor-has-rough-screen-with-ripples/msg2724686/#msg2724686 https://www.eevblog.com/forum/repair/lcd-monitor-has-rough-s... You end up with people unable/unwilling to understand what they are doing trying to solder things blindly for the first time. Its a bad car mechanic plugging in diagnostic computer and ordering $1000 of parts to swap because LCD screen said Error 45 and internet says "replace xxx bro" only to learn the fault didnt go away and he just stripped few bolts on the engine block in the process. You never learn anything by blindly following 'if x replace y' instructions, you learn by absorbing the 'what could happen if x, what caused x, what does that mean to the rest of the device' knowledge.