Jerry Rigging?

[CrazyTechie]

I just wanted to know what everyone's view on jerry rigging was cause I know I've had to do it a few times because there really wasn't anything else I could do with the things I had to work with. Is it appropriate to do when there really isn't anything else you can do? Should it be avoided at all costs even if it means changing around plans and parts or even purchasing something else that would work in place of the jerry rigging? Let me know what you think.

[Clifford]

I might be missing a term, but could you mean jury rigging? If so, what is being jury rigged, and is it likely to violate CB's TOS?

[CrazyTechie]

I'm not sure what the exact term of it is I've also heard of it being called jimmy rigging. I wasn't meaning to make it seem as though I was planning on doing it I was just wondering what people thought of the subject in general so I don't think it has issues with the TOS. Sorry for not making that clear before.

[Clifford]

Jury rigging is an avoided practice where possible. It is by definition the lesser option. There are certain things which shouldn't be jury rigged under any circumstances. I'm not going to say much more, before I end up inadvertently violating the TOS.

[CrazyTechie]

Okay, that's what I was thinking about it, and yes it is a very touchy subject, sorry about that.

[derekleffew]

The answer is simple. Really!

Rig right, or die!



To paraphase Bill Sapsis: At the hospital, when you tell the doctor that you didn't have the time/budget/materials to do it correctly, he WILL NOT say, "Oh, in that case the patient's not dead."

[CrazyTechie]

Thanks for all the input and it really is true if something isn't done right things can and will go wrong.

[Footer]

If its something that someone could get hurt because its done improperly, thats one thing...

If its gaffing gel to the front of a light because your out of frames, thats another thing. If its connecting 8 types of adapters together to get a signal out of an amp and to supply a line to a console thats another as well.

In this world you have to be able to make things work, sometimes thats means you might have to get a bit Macgyver. That does not mean you should ever do anything that puts something over someones head that is not done correctly or make an electrical repair that could start a fire.

The other day my dimmers were overheating because a fan died. I strapped a box fan to the front and it brought the temperature back down until the show was over and I swapped out the fan. It was jury rigged to all get out... but it worked.

[photoatdv]

I LOVE the fan... not the first time I've heard of that being done... but the first time I've seen a pic!

Though I do know of another high school that tried that (none too successfully) as a permanent solution.

[CrazyTechie]

Originally Posted by Footer

The other day my dimmers were overheating because a fan died. I strapped a box fan to the front and it brought the temperature back down until the show was over and I swapped out the fan. It was jury rigged to all get out... but it worked.

Thanks, that is what I meant when I asked the question is about stuff like that.