Feeling lost and frustated when some machine stops? When some component of your machine gets crazy? When your computer crashes? When your mobile phone dies? When your washing machine stops running? When any machine stops or fails to work properly?
Just don´t be...try to relax...machines also get tired, fail and some even die precociously, other times the failure is only due to human error, so do not get nervous or sad, it is simply a fact of everyday life. There is always someone who knows a lot of that machine, so explain your problem and try to tell whatever happened, so the technical guy can understand what is going on...then wait for his saying and in the worst case, pay him to make the repair. Just do not give up seeking a solution, because whatever solution, component or part may be in need, you can find it.
Sometimes, it is only a bad conection, a loose wire, a tired relay, a simple fuse, so you can feel lucky when that is the case. In the worst case, the repair can cost more than a new device or even justify buying a new one, but in most cases (we can assure you that these cases represent more than 99,999%) the problem can easily be detected and solved, even if it takes some time. Of course, that time (too much), age (too old), cost (so much), fragility (will break again), complications (not easy to replace) and other factors can be relevant in many cases, so the reality is always a little different.
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| 99,999% lost time |
Nevertheless those 99,999% stands and when you know something about mechanics, eletricity, electronics, pneumatics, hydraulics, software, hardware and so on, then you can even discover the cure by yourself or find what is going on, so the only thing it will cost you is time and eventualy some money if the repair needs some component or part. When you succeed then you get a bonus: you will feel a certain degree of pride and your ego will rise.
The reverse aspect is that for many people time is money and they are not willing to spend it seeking for a solution. Some even want 99,999% availability of their systems, devices or machines but then it may be required what the specialists calls triple redundancy, meaning that you should have instantly available any component that may be needed or even a ready replacement system, device or machine. Only a few critic systems demands this type of approach and only a few can afford this redundancy. If we think that usually only 20% of the failure cause is due to technology and 80% due to human error, then it may be even more difficult to predict the failure and calculate the necessary redundancy. So, going back to our first 99,999%, we advise you to relax and spend some time on the easy way, the affordable solution that sometimes can even be discovered by yourself.
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| triple redundancy |
To pray is your last resource. But in the end, you will probably find that even dedicating your all life praying for a miracle, this miracle may never happen.
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| pray |