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Jan. 26th, 2007
Taking stuff apart.
Jan. 26th, 2007 10:56 pmI'm not unique in this. But every since I was a kid, I liked taking things apart. I'd get a new toy and first I'd do is take a screwdriver to it. Okay, maybe not first thing. I got a Millennium Falcon for my birthday or Hanukkah, I don't remember which, and the noises didn't work. So we were going to take it back to the store and exchange it. Not being as wise to such things as I am now, I took it apart... and fixed it. Pretty sure we still lived in Maryland so I couldn't have been older than 9 or 10 at the time. But my time line may be flawed.
Anyway, this has always been how I am. I build my own computers. Never got into this sort of thing with cars, although I have installed a few car stereos. I like doing electronic work myself, I wish I'd learned more about electronics when I was in college. Sometimes, I am very hands on.
On the flip side, I get frustrated when things don't go as planned. This printer is driving me slightly batty. I know I put some screws back in the wrong place, but I cannot find a reference to tell me which ones are wrong and that's very frustrating. It's minor. There are three types of self tapping screws. Black 8mm, black 10mm, and silver 12mm screws. Four of the silver 12mm screws are used on the plastic housing. And sometimes in the instructions, it refers to the black self tapping screws. There is only one black 8mm screw and I made careful not of where it goes. I made notes a few other places also. But I've clearly swapped some of the 10 amd 12mm screws, I don't think this is affecting functionality.
I've also now learned I didn't need to take nearly as much apart to get to the part I eventually needed to replace. I feel kind of stupid. And I figured out how to make the printer work without putting EVERYTHING back. Makes troubleshooting much easier. I'm very proud of myself... somewhat.
Anyway, this has always been how I am. I build my own computers. Never got into this sort of thing with cars, although I have installed a few car stereos. I like doing electronic work myself, I wish I'd learned more about electronics when I was in college. Sometimes, I am very hands on.
On the flip side, I get frustrated when things don't go as planned. This printer is driving me slightly batty. I know I put some screws back in the wrong place, but I cannot find a reference to tell me which ones are wrong and that's very frustrating. It's minor. There are three types of self tapping screws. Black 8mm, black 10mm, and silver 12mm screws. Four of the silver 12mm screws are used on the plastic housing. And sometimes in the instructions, it refers to the black self tapping screws. There is only one black 8mm screw and I made careful not of where it goes. I made notes a few other places also. But I've clearly swapped some of the 10 amd 12mm screws, I don't think this is affecting functionality.
I've also now learned I didn't need to take nearly as much apart to get to the part I eventually needed to replace. I feel kind of stupid. And I figured out how to make the printer work without putting EVERYTHING back. Makes troubleshooting much easier. I'm very proud of myself... somewhat.