I have a pet peeve - inadequate documentation.
In addition to fixing gear for the majority of my life I've also been designing stuff as a career. I am diligent about documentation. There's nothing that gets my goat more than "inadequate documentation".
Considering the drafting of a schematic, you wont' catch me:
1. not labeling pin numbers
2. leaving out reference designators (Fender is guilty - how many instances of 100k resistors are to be found on a point to point layout for example).
3. not labeling parts with a manufacturere's part number.
4. etc...******* etc...
I am fed up!
Attention manufactures!
If someone wants me to fix something that you don't provide adequate documentation for I will log onto Facebook and spew **** about your company.
In addition to fixing gear for the majority of my life I've also been designing stuff as a career. I am diligent about documentation. There's nothing that gets my goat more than "inadequate documentation".
Considering the drafting of a schematic, you wont' catch me:
1. not labeling pin numbers
2. leaving out reference designators (Fender is guilty - how many instances of 100k resistors are to be found on a point to point layout for example).
3. not labeling parts with a manufacturere's part number.
4. etc...******* etc...
I am fed up!
Attention manufactures!
If someone wants me to fix something that you don't provide adequate documentation for I will log onto Facebook and spew **** about your company.
#3 is a moneymaker for the vendor, as long as a part dept is open.
When they can't make money on parts or service, they don't care about the users of their old ****. Fact of life. Look how the purchaser of crown is running away from all support.
Reason I buy old Peavey stuff. They are pretty open about everything.
Not usually inaccurate.
There is even a bootleg version of semiconductor # crossover floating around.
So every bar band buys Behringer, that won't even let the schematics out. threatens internet posters with lawsuits. That salesman at the music store is so-oo smooth!
Going to buy some Peavey SP2 speakers tomorrow from a guitar player that bought everything at Guitar Center. Even the speaker & patch cables! I got mine at surplussales of Neb. He's joining a band that has their own roady & trailer. Musician nirvanha. Even at half price he wants I'm doing better on cables with connectors from Newark & cable from mcmaster.
Look who's making money. Apple that can't even sell an earphone without a patented connector. And they change the patented earphone connector every phone upgrade. Screwing the customer pays big. Customers love it! One stop shopping! when apple's old batteries reached end of life, they reprogrammed the phones to use it less & hide the fact. Instead of allowing 3rd party batteries to be sold at a reasonable price. Every apple user really needs a new phone.
When they can't make money on parts or service, they don't care about the users of their old ****. Fact of life. Look how the purchaser of crown is running away from all support.
Reason I buy old Peavey stuff. They are pretty open about everything.
Not usually inaccurate.
There is even a bootleg version of semiconductor # crossover floating around.
So every bar band buys Behringer, that won't even let the schematics out. threatens internet posters with lawsuits. That salesman at the music store is so-oo smooth!
Going to buy some Peavey SP2 speakers tomorrow from a guitar player that bought everything at Guitar Center. Even the speaker & patch cables! I got mine at surplussales of Neb. He's joining a band that has their own roady & trailer. Musician nirvanha. Even at half price he wants I'm doing better on cables with connectors from Newark & cable from mcmaster.
Look who's making money. Apple that can't even sell an earphone without a patented connector. And they change the patented earphone connector every phone upgrade. Screwing the customer pays big. Customers love it! One stop shopping! when apple's old batteries reached end of life, they reprogrammed the phones to use it less & hide the fact. Instead of allowing 3rd party batteries to be sold at a reasonable price. Every apple user really needs a new phone.
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Manufacturers and traders are interested in selling new products. Perhaps the pursuit of a "green economy" will set the requirements for maintainability and product life.
