[NTLK] Murphy's Law

[Dennis Swaney]

That is why everyone should have one of these in their house:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_outlet_tester  Now the pictures
show a North American version, but I'm sure there are versions with the
appropriate prong format in other countries.

Sincerely,
Dennis B. Swaney

"Cogito Ergo Mac"


On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 4:47 AM NewtonTalk <newtontalk at pda-soft.de> wrote:

> > A device or appliance which had a problem will work perfectly at the
> Repair Facility
> > but will demonstrate the exact same problem once back at home.
>
> That's why a good service technician must dare and be able to ask the right
> questions. A long time ago, a 2100 travelled across the Atlantic along with
> its battery and its AC adapter because it was, to all intents and purposes,
> dead. Which it wasn't when it ended up on my workbench. Quite the opposite:
> After charging it, it didn't miss a beat for days until I finally sent it
> back.
> With the right questioning, we were able to resolve this issue. After I
> suggested plugging his hair dryer into the same AC outlet, we found that
> the
> hair dryer didn't work, either. We then narrowed the problem down to a
> blown
> fuse in that guy's fuse box. I was quite proud of having identified and
> resolved this problem although I was almost 9000 kilometers away...
>
> So, if I'm asking questions here that seem incredibly stupid to most
> experienced list members, don't feel insulted. That's just my feeble
> attempt
> at saving shipping costs that aren't necessary :-)
>
> Cheers
>
> Frank
>
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