Will add to arsenal. Belt + suspenders. (And were I on a post-9x form of this Collossal-junk-magnet, I might succumb to the overhead of one o' those Virus thingies too; though sending $ to Symantec Corp is not far from stuffing Redmond's Porsche fund)

Yeah, kinda feels good when a newbie-in-tears sees magic done and ya gets ta say,
Shucks, Maam, t'waren't nuttin...

Story time -
Eons ago, when I was messing with audio on the side, guy brings in a TEC (the very First transistorized audio gear: cute, mediocre sound, and small.) All apologetic for maybe "wasting my time" - he told a tale of hauling this sucker to a couple shops. Would get it back and the FM would still cut out ~ same.

(Here's where the Luck + synchronicity comes in; never dismiss Luck in anything to do with *@$^&* 'lectronics)

I'd just replaced the Germanium Yes: 2N213! muting xsistor in another of these; had a spare on bench.
I whip off wood top and he goes chattering on, while I do a quick unsolder/install/resolder. Plug in & listen a few seconds..
(He notices little of this, actually)

Top back on. He starts to leave. I say, don't you want your system back?
"Oh.. you don't want to work on it then .. ..." :{

So I explained the coincidence. Couldn't 'charge' him for serendipity, now Could I?

(I'd like to say that he went on to full-bore Rapacity the Murican Way.. and lends me his Gulfstream for little jaunts. I'd Like to say that..)

Wizardry! (sometimes all it is, is - pullin the thorn out of the paw of the Right lion, early enough)



I, Wizzard-in-waiting
<sic> - read your Pratchett, Girl!