05-10-2026, 12:36 PM
Mike -
When I design something I always overengineer it. I love my thermal camera, because it lets me see how well I have overengineered.
Most of my work involves repairing and maintaining of some one else's design. In some cases a circuit is already overengineered, and I just have to keep it working that way. Unfortunately, I have sometimes had to (and have long tried to avoid having to) work on relatively inexpensive broadcast equipment that is poorly designed, poorly built, or prone to failure because of design or build. I have sometimes had to improve on the original poor design or build to keep it running, and to avoid having to repair it again.
When I design something I always overengineer it. I love my thermal camera, because it lets me see how well I have overengineered.
Most of my work involves repairing and maintaining of some one else's design. In some cases a circuit is already overengineered, and I just have to keep it working that way. Unfortunately, I have sometimes had to (and have long tried to avoid having to) work on relatively inexpensive broadcast equipment that is poorly designed, poorly built, or prone to failure because of design or build. I have sometimes had to improve on the original poor design or build to keep it running, and to avoid having to repair it again.
Dale H. Cook, GR/HP/Tek Collector, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA
https://plymouthcolony.net/starcity/radios/
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