101 Lessons learned from Electronics

[makesense]

Here, I'll start:

101. Man doesn't make the computer, the computer makes the man
100. Having the newest electronic means you'll have the 2nd best... after a week... 3rd best... after a few weeks... and so on.
99. Always handle w/ care... because you never know how much the resell value is until you try to sell it.

 

[Colt45]

600V hurts.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Bent pins suck

 

[edro]

Those boots on RJ45 connections are useful... to someone.

 

[oddyager]

If you're going to work on the wiring in a room, for the love of Mike make sure you turn that room's circuit off.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Even though it might fit snuggly in the outlet, don't put your penis in there.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Even though it might fit snuggly in the outlet, don't put your penis in there.

Or put the wrong cable in there.... oh wait thats users who eff that up

 

[grrl]

Originally posted by: edro
Those boots on RJ45 connections are useful... to someone.

LOL

Always use properly-sized conduit.

I'll never forget watching three electricians playing tug of war with about 8 wires, including a 3-phase feed. They wasted about an hour yanking the hell out of the wires before putting in a junction box and new larger conduit.

 

[TestedAcorn]

If you put a stick of RAM in backwards, it makes a greeeeaaaat smell.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Even though it might fit snuggly in the outlet, don't put your penis in there.

Also, don't whiz on the electric fence.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: TestedAcorn
If you put a stick of RAM in backwards, it makes a greeeeaaaat smell.

How do you do that, break the socket? I think you're just making stuff up.

 

[Raduque]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi

Originally posted by: TestedAcorn
If you put a stick of RAM in backwards, it makes a greeeeaaaat smell.

How do you do that, break the socket?

Yep. And then the magic smoke comes out. Also, the magic smoke is non replaceable.

 

[Cogman]

Lets see..

Encapsulation is everything, first you learn how to make a basic adder using the base transistors. Then you represent that with a box. Then you learn how to make an ALU using the adder, and then you represent that with a box. Soon the CPU is represented with a box and the whole system a mesh of boxes.

you don't play with "Fast" Transistors in computer electronics class, which makes efficient designs necessary.

Always remember that the most efficient design is the best because it is usually easier to wire in your schematics.

 

[spacejamz]

Newbies and Fry's ECS motherboard combo specials don't mix well.

 

[Gand1]

Best Buy does NOT repair computers....

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: spacejamz
Newbies and Fry's ECS motherboard combo specials don't mix well.

ECS boards are pieces of shit no matter who buys them.

 

[krunchykrome]

whats expensive and high-tech today, is going to be a waste of money tomorrow

 

[DrPizza]

The likelihood of an electronic device being ruined by a little moisture is directly proportional to the length of the contract you're locked into with the company that gave you the device.

 

[2Xtreme21]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
The likelihood of an electronic device being ruined by a little moisture is directly proportional to the length of the contract you're locked into with the company that gave you the device.

Yet the chance of said device dying is inversely proportional to the amount of time left on the warranty.

 

[Arcadio]

Originally posted by: TestedAcorn
If you put a stick of RAM in backwards, it makes a greeeeaaaat smell.

lol... that 'appened to me once.

 

[BTA]

85. People who insist ECS boards are all garbage just don't know what they are doing.

 

[Megatomic]

It's not the voltage that kills you, it's the current.

DC hurts worse.

Don't stand in a puddle while working on potentially live equipment.

 

[sdifox]

Copper wire is not a substitute for fuse!

 

[techs]

Motherboard manufacturers will have the slowest websites on the planet.

 

[MisterJackson]

No matter what you tell me about your computer problem, 99% of the time it's NOT "something very simple that shouldn't cost much..."