L-2800 Won't Start

[varmint]

I am amazed at the number of electrical troubleshooting questions asked by people who seem to not own a $10 meter.

Amen.

 

[k0ua]

How did you determine it was the battery? Lucky guess and replacing if worked? Or did you use a volt meter?

I am amazed at the number of electrical troubleshooting questions asked by people who seem to not own a $10 meter.

I see this is a failure of our education system. We just don't make any effort to teach people how to use these things. Unless they have an interest in electronics they never have any opportunity to learn how to use them. I have handed people meters, either analog or digital, and they don't have a clue how to use it or any of the fundamental principles of Ohm's law. But how can we expect them to know without any exposure?

I think a few day's in eighth grade science should be devoted to this.

 

[LD1]

I think a few day's in eighth grade science should be devoted to this.

I would agree with that.

We are too busy teaching about other crap than stuff that we can actually use in this world.

IMO, instead of teaching about Shakespeare, greek mythology, foreign language, etc. We would be better off teaching some life skills like financial literacy, survival, basic home repair, etc.

Not many people are ever going to need a foreign language, or need to know what the greek god of whatever is. But most everyone is gonna eventually own a house, need to know how to budget and manage money, etc

 

[ultrarunner]

Agree that was once common knowledge isn't very common anymore...

Truly believe people like my grandparents and a lot of my very senior neighbors have these skills and they just are not being passed on.

My 90+ year old neighbors know how to light a pilot light, where to turn off the utilities... heck... all these women have little tool boxes with all the basics...

That said... unless you have at least conversational Spanish in California... you will have a very hard with many entry level or trade jobs.

I work in a Hospital and conversational Spanish is a requirement for employment in all of the private practice physician offices...