Maintenance Skills....

[K'Tesh]

I'm a master at getting people to use this technique...
"Thank you for calling the Apple Assistance Center... My name is Jim... How may I help you?"



percussive maintenance

 

[Hobie1dog]

Millions rely on that technique to get things going, and sometimes it works.

 

[Wayco]

Not on keyboards, ask me how I know....

 

[Antares JS]

Apparently this tried-and-true technique will continue to be used far into the future.

 

[Pappy]

 

[neil_w]

I always called it "Fonzi-ing".

Then after it starts working you have to say "Eyyyyyyyy"

 

[achaskin]

Not on keyboards, ask me how I know....

Keyboards certainly do not survive percussive maintenance.

 

[SolarYellow]

When the idle air control valve on my BMW started acting up, I had to use the lug wrench out of the tool kit in the trunk to give it a gentle whack and it would behave. Got tired of it after a few weeks and replaced it.

 

[Banzai88]

In Naval aviation we called it "Kinetic Recalibration"! If it still worked after dropping it on the deck, it was a pretty sure bet that it would survive a cat shot and a flight deck recovery!

 

[conneryc]

In the USAF back in the early 90's we had some AT&T UNIX PC's that had a problem with the hard-drives they called "stiction". According to the Technical Order regarding the fix of this issue, you where to "lift the right front edge of the machine approximately 6" and drop it". Worked every time lol.

 

[mh9162013]

This is exactly how I remedy stuck fan blower motors in my humidifiers.

 

[Cape Byron]

It’s a real thing. I was once read a workshop manual that told you to ‘excite the dashboard with a rubber mallet’.

 

[tsmith1315]

Ford starter relay

 

[prfesser]

Stare down the cantankerous item in question, lay a five-pound hammer close by. Tap item gently with the hammer to ensure that it knows what's coming. Keep the hammer close by the item at all times.

You've gotta strike fear into vicious objects, else they'll continue to misbehave.

 

[teepot]

If you hit it hard enough, like I did, you can kill the hard drive. Got a new computer.

 

[Hobie1dog]

It certainly can also do harm as having a loose circuit card in a socket could be Jarred loose if the case is hit in the wrong direction

 

[Cape Byron]

Ford starter relay

+98,000