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author: bitman
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 16, 2017, 09:28:30 pm
content: I'm amazed by this forum. I took to the keyboard to explain a strange problem I'm seeing, and as I was writing things up I thought of something and PRESTO now it works - and I didn't even have to hit postYou guys are amazing!

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2017, 11:26:36 pm
content: That is very good grasshopper. Let yourself be shaped by your true nature.

author: sokoloff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 17, 2017, 12:37:46 am
content: Tell it to the bear.

author: ansonbao
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 17, 2017, 07:24:59 am
content: so amazning,LOL

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 18, 2017, 02:53:49 am
content: ... and no 1000 page thread required

author: sokoloff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2017, 11:56:15 am
content: Related Dilbert:http://dilbert.com/strip/2017-05-28

author: retrolefty
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2017, 01:35:06 pm
content: Quote from: bitman on May 16, 2017, 09:28:30 pmI was a field service engineer in the 70s. I had a peer in out group that told me when he got really stuck trying to diagnose a problem he would just go to the bathroom and sit on the throne and usually a clue or answer would come to him. Not sure if he was putting me on or not, but there you go.Welcome to the forum.

author: Buriedcode
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2017, 11:46:27 pm
content: I've found (as have others) that having to explain a problem - preferably to a layman, or at least someone outside of the field - often leads one to a solution.If you have to explain it to someone, you go over the problem from the beginning, covering each part/area, which is generally different from ones internal dialogue. I tend to focus too much on the details, one minor part, but the very act of trying to teach someone else forces one to think differently and not get hung up on one idea whilst ignoring others.The best people to 'use' for this are well educated, patient people, who don't really care that much about what you're talking about, but are kind/sharp enough to ask questions. My family has got used to it (but I'm still known for being a geek) but my cats and dog have helped me solve many problems, mostly by just sitting down giving me a blank stare. Perhaps as you were posting you typed out the problem and laid it out in clear and concise format (so that others could understand) that your mind, internally, couldn't?It is also an excellent way to study for something, teaching.

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2017, 01:30:54 am
content: Sledge hammer parked in the lab corner labelled-Working Plan B-gets quick results from stubborn problems too,and frees you up to tackle the next one

author: basinstreetdesign
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2017, 04:00:44 am
content: A lot of years ago I had a boss who would employ the "band saw solution" whenever he completely lost patience with a problematic board. He would pick up the pcb and run it a couple of times through the band saw, then chuck it and get/buy a new board.Not cheap but it solved his problem.