As a maker, have you ever been frustrated because you thought you followed all the steps to get something to work, but it still doesn’t work? Here’s a set of things to try in order to get to the root cause of why it’s not working. This video specifically addresses electronics, but the rules can be applied to many areas in life.
TLDW:
- Ask if it already worked once. Maybe also somewhere else
- Separate components to reduce complexity
- Exchange components
- Always buy two or more parts if they are affordable
- Reduce the number of possible interactions
- Only continue if all components so far work
- Never assume something is right before you check twice
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