A retired electrician fixed my test bench in 5 minutes flat last Wednesday

I was trying to trace a short on an old power supply and getting nowhere. This guy in his 70s walks up at the community repair event and asks what I'm doing. He said 'you're chasing voltage when you should be checking ground paths' and pointed to a cold solder joint I missed. He showed me his trick with a cheap multimeter and an alligator clip lead he had in his pocket. Has anyone else run into an older tech who just saw things differently on a basic board repair?

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jade6185d ago

Wait, did he show you that trick with the alligator clip on purpose or was it just the only thing he had?

faith_smith5d ago

Bought a used oscilloscope from a guy who tested it by tapping the probe against his wedding ring. Said he'd been doing it that way since 1967.