Andy, you worry me when you say something like this. The "IDE header issue" is not something that repeatedly crops up and is fixed by soldering each time. If you solder the IDE header more than once, it is likely that you will knacker the board and scrap it. As like as not, there is another issue causing this - 90% of the time it's the drive cables.
The reason I have stuck out for "no repairs" at Amersfoort and a "leave it behind for repair" policy is two-fold:
- we will be either drunk, or seriously hung over at the event (except Patrick
)
- repairs such as this are not trivial and require care and concentration.
It's purely a way to ensure the job is done properly. The hotel has frowned on doing soldering work in the meeting rooms mainly due to sensitive smoke detectors and the possibility of fire. However, there is my house where repairs can be done, so why not there? Well, as I say - the repairs done under these circumstances are likely to be bodged. Patrick could do repair work, I'm sure, but he's there to have some fun as well, you know!
What would be wrong with leaving your player with me for repairs?
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