DIYbanter - View Single Post - What is with the postings for help lately from complete idiots?

wrote:
And I quote:
"Tried lots of things and then took it to the workbench, I turned
several knobs now not even a line. What can be done?"
"Can someone give me a step by step way to fix the problem?
I will gladly appreciate it if you could. (And just so you know i have
no idea any of the tchnical names of the Tv parts so you will have to
bear with me. Thanxs alot!! "
"Apparently, my SNES is out of sync with my Sony big screen. Whenever
I move my characters, these weird picture waves go down the screen.
How do I fix this?"

It is like people think repairing stuff is magic and we all have a
crystal ball and can see into both the tv set they are looking at and
into the minds of the people who are trying to fix it and have no clue
what a resistor or vertical ic is or what they look like.

Y'all regulars know what I am talking about lately. Seems like an
increasing number of postings from people who have no clue and are not
willing to learn a little bit before asking for help.

I think there is a perception among some, that since you need not be a
300 # musclebound person or over six feet tall, that anyone can repair
electronic items. It reminds me of many years ago when my ten year old
son said he would like to learn electronics. When I started with the
math and electrical laws, he soon lost interest since he was fascinated
mostly by the "Squiggly lines" on the oscilloscope.

Some do not realize that it takes years of education and experience to
be able to repair many items. Even in this news group, I get a kick out
of those looking for schematics. Sure, if you can find one, why not?
It makes repairing things MUCH easier. But repairing things WITHOUT
them is when you feel you have a fair understanding of electronics.

All that being said, I am still learning every day. And a question
posed with SOME sense of clarity, and SOME sense of ability is due a
reply. There, I said it!!!