[sdiy] Did I miss the purpose of this group?

[Bob Weigel]

We are all about talking about technical aspects from synths and 
learning from each other....aren't we?  ahem.    Apologize?  Who threw 
the first public stone Kevin?  Telling a tech who's sharing experiences 
both ways to "learn to fix"..... is insulting.  I didn't insult you 
whatsoever before this.  Who needs to apologize here Kevin?  If studying 
electronics through my B.S. and working in physics research labs, then 
at U of O Inst. of Molecular Bio. as central facilities tech for 8 
years, then jumping off into my own career where I've managed to make a 
living fixing things ranging from computer systems (a living?? ahem..) 
to music and industrial electronics... hasn't qualified me as someone 
who 'knows how to fix'....then I'm not sure I'll ever reach that point.
      I didn't come pre-equipped with all the tools.  We all need help 
sometimes..or...we waste tons of time.  I've done my share of hand 
drawing diagrams.  It's tedious work and I prefer to do other things 
especially with bone spurs starting in my neck.  I also have one eye and 
it sees great close up...but gets tired easily.  If I can ask a question 
that will save me reading a low quality schematic, trying to figure out 
which connector goes where as they are often illegible like in the 
current case of the Omni... then pardon me...but I'm going to ASK rather 
than SQUANDERING COUNTLESS HOURS on something. 
       It's nice when you have an experience like with the op amp and 
hey it's probably somewhere in the pages of documentation for one of the 
chips...but hey..that's hours of time and eye strain I don't need...   
"Learn to Fix"....  let's all just be tough techs and 'learn to fix'.   
MAYBE if the Japanese guy were a better teacher..he's have had something 
more constructive to say. Ya think? 
       I appreciate the replies I've gotten which help me 'learn to fix' 
better....faster.  The depths of creation are...un-plumbable.  You can't 
be a know it all no matter how much you'd like to be.   I'd rather 
forgoe time wasting to the excess....and simply share what I know with 
others and ask in good faith when I'm stumped.  Most of my career...I've 
always gotten the answer "WE've NEVER seen this problem before!!!"   
So...I've done a lot of 'learning to fix' and I don't need some wanna be 
know it all telling me that like I'm some jouvenile.  You really should 
have done a web search before you bit off this project Kevin.  Bad 
move.  -Bob

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