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Repair projects: Why is it so hard to give up?

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Andreas Thaler

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A camera doesn't work.

There is a fault somewhere in the mechanics or electronics.

As always, the cause is not clear. There is nothing concrete about it on the web. Colleagues in the repair forum do not agree. The fault is not described in the manufacturer's repair manual. Personal experience is used, which makes the analysis more difficult than easier.

Nothing can be done to the camera from the outside.

So open it up and take it apart to get to the suspected location of the problem. And then?

That's how I often feel when a project comes along. It's like a vortex that won't let me go. The problem has to be solved!

The process often takes weeks because I don't want to give up, especially when setbacks are bitter.

I can't give up at all.

That's not sensible.

But isn't that the only way to get on? Don't problems remain unresolved because others have given up?
 

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A camera doesn't work.

There is a fault somewhere in the mechanics or electronics.

As always, the cause is not clear. There is nothing concrete about it on the web. Colleagues in the repair forum do not agree. The fault is not described in the manufacturer's repair manual. Personal experience is used, which makes the analysis more difficult than easier.

Nothing can be done to the camera from the outside.

So open it up and take it apart to get to the suspected location of the problem. And then?

That's how I often feel when a project comes along. It's like a vortex that won't let me go. The problem has to be solved!

The process often takes weeks because I don't want to give up, especially when setbacks are bitter.

I can't give up at all.

That's not sensible.

But isn't that the only way to get on? Don't problems remain unresolved because others have given up?

It is in the blood, go with it, having an active mind is a good thing šŸ‘
 
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