A rant at bad questions - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 06, 2015, 08:22:39 pm
content: QuoteThis is almost not a joke. I can't count how many times questions this vague and open come up. C'mon people, ask a question that can be answered!!!!!

author: PedroDaGr8
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2015, 08:24:36 pm
content: Quote from: Lightages on October 06, 2015, 08:22:39 pmResponse:I would like to make money and have many for sell. Which would you like to buy?

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2015, 08:34:46 pm
content: The problem is that inexperience means that some people do not ask the right question. A beginner looking for a multimeter will see hundreds of choices so they ask 'what multimeter should I buy'. It's our job to educate them about CAT ratings, maximum counts and the perils of cheap stuff made in China.Now expand this problem out to the myriad of other subjects, we could be busy.The websites have guides on what equipment to buy (TRX Bench has a good one on SMD soldering right now) so we could start by steering them in the right direction. The knowledge is out there, just well hidden.

author: Balaur
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 06, 2015, 08:35:42 pm
content: Quote from: Lightages on October 06, 2015, 08:22:39 pmWell, I have this thing I bought on eBay, but it's not working. I'm sure it's something easy though, as the seller said it's like new. Maybe it's just a broken wire or something. Please help me.PS: This question is for experts only. Anybody else please abstain.

author: PA0PBZ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2015, 08:38:19 pm
content: Quote1. What do you want to do with it.2. What else have you got.3. What do you want to spend.It's a jungle out there, give them some guidance...

author: lukewproffitt
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 06, 2015, 09:45:06 pm
content: Quote from: Balaur on October 06, 2015, 08:35:42 pmHave you tried recalibrating the primary field stator to the inverse frequency of the phase shift oscillator? If so, you may also need to invert the polarity of the secondary induction coils and increase the frequency to compensate for quantum helix drift.

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 07, 2015, 12:03:27 am
content: wilfred:I understand what you are saying, but the joke question I posed is really not far from reality. I do not expect everyone to think like me. That would be boring. I do expect people to ask a question with at least some information. Just asking a cold question like "I want to buy a multimeter, what is best for me?" and they provide absolutely nothing else........I have provided information over and over and over about the same subjects and have spent a lot of time trying to help educate those who are new to a subject. It just gets tiring to have to ask over and over and over what the questioner thinks he wants and what he wants to do with whatever item he wants to purchase.My rant is clear and to the point. A rant by definition is not a rational expression and I was just getting it off my chest. Don't try to over analyze a rant...Now that I have gotten it off my chest, I will continue to help where I can, even if the question isn't clear.

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2015, 12:13:11 am
content: Hi, I would like to know which components to solder into the holes.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2015, 02:28:22 am
content: Kindly give the answer. I will do the needful.

author: cimmo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2015, 05:08:53 am
content: Quote from: crispy_tofu on October 07, 2015, 12:13:11 amA CPU!

author: Skimask
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2015, 08:13:33 am
content: Quote from: lukewproffitt on October 06, 2015, 09:45:06 pmInverting the polarity of the secondary induction coils is only necessary if the phase detractors have evidence of increased side fumbling.

author: pickle9000
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2015, 08:25:56 am
content: I usually reply: "Is it a hamster?"

author: lukewproffitt
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 07, 2015, 09:52:46 am
content: Quote from: Skimask on October 07, 2015, 08:13:33 amWhat about the effects on the reciprocating dinkle-arm? Surely that gives an offset to the deractive capacitance.

author: wiss
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2015, 01:54:15 pm
content: Quote from: Lightages on October 06, 2015, 08:22:39 pmHey! That's my attitude when I browse ebay!

author: bitslice
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2015, 02:03:43 pm
content: Quote from: Lightages on October 06, 2015, 08:22:39 pmThis is the exact same person who sells electronics equipment on eBay"I'm selling this thing, I am unable to plug it in even though I have a box full of the required mains leads,I also have a £2,000 oscilloscope, but I'm unable to connect a paperclip from the test point to the input to show it working.If it helps I have a blurred picture of the front taken from 20 feet away, just in case you wanted to know the model number"

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2015, 02:10:50 pm
content: QuoteAdapted it for shopping women.Solution? Get a lot of them. In the end you're taking practically nothing into consideration, so just do what women do when shopping and grab the things you like. Not that it's bad, it's just the way women like to shopYou might end up only using one or two, but at least test gear can be sold.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 07:13:39 am
content: Quote from: bitslice on October 07, 2015, 02:03:43 pm

author: matts-uk
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 09:50:49 am
content: Quote from: Lightages on October 06, 2015, 08:22:39 pmIn my experience, five is the optimal many. However, if you would like to buy a piece a test equipment, may I recommend you look at a piece of test equipment.QuoteHow many exclamation marks is enough (!)

author: Delta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 11:26:41 am
content: my personal favourite is people who don't bother setting a location on their profile, nor state it in their post asking "where's the best place to buy xxxxx".

author: Neilm
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 03:58:14 pm
content: Quote from: matts-uk on October 09, 2015, 09:50:49 am"Multiple exclamation marks are the sign of a diseased mind" - T Pratchett

author: Deathwish
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 07:40:49 pm
content: Quote from: Lightages on October 06, 2015, 08:22:39 pmHmm, well is it bad form to ask if being morally bankrupt is in itself morally bankrupt or is it morally bankrupt to be morally bankrupt in one persons mind but not anothers, or are we in fact morally bankrupt to even ask the question in itself.

author: Cubdriver
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 08:23:51 pm
content: Quote from: Delta on October 09, 2015, 11:26:41 amWell, if they don't want to be specific and helpful in their quest, be equally helpful by telling them where the best place to buy it in YOUR corner of the world is. You'll have answered the question as it was asked...-Pat

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 08:45:58 pm
content: Quote from: Neilm on October 09, 2015, 03:58:14 pmDiseased? No. Ranting mind? Yes!

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 08:54:10 pm
content: Quote from: bitslice on October 07, 2015, 02:03:43 pmMore like, I know it's faulty but I hope some poor sod takes a risk and I'll get more for it that way.

author: KJDS
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2015, 09:11:12 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on October 09, 2015, 08:54:10 pmI was recently looking at HP VNAs on ebay, found one listed as used even though the screen was showing an error that indicated it had exactly the same fault as mine had. So I asked the seller to clarify and he assured me that it was working perfectly, but wouldn't put a fresh picture up of it working.