101 Lessons learned from Electronics

[makesense]

hmmmmm I think we're on 79.

 

[spacejamz]

Originally posted by: BTA
85. People who insist ECS boards are all garbage just don't know what they are doing.

QFT...

never had a problem with the 10 or so ECS combos I have bought from Fry's, even dating back to the K75SA-Pro boards...good times...

just stay away from the boxes that have the return stickers on 'em....

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: techs
Motherboard manufacturers will have the slowest websites on the planet.

QFT. I still don't understand why this is always the case.

 

[funkymatt]

Originally posted by: spacejamz

Originally posted by: BTA
85. People who insist ECS boards are all garbage just don't know what they are doing.

QFT...

never had a problem with the 10 or so ECS combos I have bought from Fry's, even dating back to the K75SA-Pro boards...good times...

just stay away from the boxes that have the return stickers on 'em....

that goes for _everything_ at fry's
sorry, those ECS boards are junk. I could see if you wanted to build a folding farm, it would be cheap, but i would not let my mom buy an ECS combo.

 

[vshah]

heat shrink is your friend

 

[palswim]

Originally posted by: spacejamz

Originally posted by: BTA
85. People who insist ECS boards are all garbage just don't know what they are doing.

QFT...

never had a problem with the 10 or so ECS combos I have bought from Fry's, even dating back to the K75SA-Pro boards...good times...

just stay away from the boxes that have the return stickers on 'em....

Those are the boxes on which I've installed Windows at least twice. ^_-

 

[palswim]

Originally posted by: funkymatt

Originally posted by: spacejamz

Originally posted by: BTA
85. People who insist ECS boards are all garbage just don't know what they are doing.

QFT...

never had a problem with the 10 or so ECS combos I have bought from Fry's, even dating back to the K75SA-Pro boards...good times...

just stay away from the boxes that have the return stickers on 'em....

that goes for _everything_ at fry's
sorry, those ECS boards are junk. I could see if you wanted to build a folding farm, it would be cheap, but i would not let my mom buy an ECS combo.

I bought my mom an ECS combo and it works just fine!

 

[Ranger]

Don't touch any capacitors if you hear the Megohmmeter being cranked.

 

[jtvang125]

Cut live wires individually and not all at once.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

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

Actually, when you harbor a spaghetti maze behind your desk, they keep you from pulling all the wires out when you only need one. i.e. whoever invented male plug for phones needs a good talking to.

 

[Ns1]

douches that don't use the H key don't deserve to live.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Who needs women?

 

[Arcadio]

Most computer cases are evil.

 

[Modelworks]

Putting electrolytic capacitors in backwards is a bad idea.
Especially if its 300VDC.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: sdifox
Copper wire is not a substitute for fuse!

Thats right !
Gum wrappers are !

 

[Asparagus]

ESD mat = good idea.

 

[imported_Imp]

Stripped coax wires make good needles.

 

[HumblePie]

If you try to hook up an high voltage CPU, motherboard, lotsa RAM, Vid Card, several high rpm hard drives to a 210w Dynex, Allied, or other crappy PSU in that pre-built bought POS dell, gateway, hp computer that you are trying to upgrade, you WILL cause a fire. If you are lucky it will only light your office chair, recliner, sofa, and/or parkay floor. If the rest of the world is really lucky, you'll burn down with your house for being an idiot while we read about your darwainism award for the year.

 

[makesense]

Originally posted by: HumblePie
If you try to hook up an high voltage CPU, motherboard, lotsa RAM, Vid Card, several high rpm hard drives to a 210w Dynex, Allied, or other crappy PSU in that pre-built bought POS dell, gateway, hp computer that you are trying to upgrade, you WILL cause a fire. If you are lucky it will only light your office chair, recliner, sofa, and/or parkay floor. If the rest of the world is really lucky, you'll burn down with your house for being an idiot while we read about your darwainism award for the year.

lol.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

It doesn't matter if you snap off the plastic tab on the bottom of a GPU.

 

[makesense]

Originally posted by: 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.

yea, what is this smell you're talking about? maybe I should try it right now while my computer's on.

 

[IEC]

1. Never cheap out on the power supply. A cheap power supply is just about the only component that can take your entire system with you when/if it fails.

(Not personally affected, but has seen first-hand the damage a Deer PSU did to a system *shudders*)

 

[dawp]

don't use a .22 bullit for a round fuse.

don't mess around in the back of a crt tv unless you know what you are doing.

 

[ISAslot]

if living at home, always dispose of 'male to male' cable/adapter packaging...

 

[Shadow Conception]

A + AB = A