24-11-2015, 05:01 PM
(23-11-2015, 09:40 PM)Terry Wrote:(23-11-2015, 04:40 PM)Nowhere-Man Wrote: Depends what you mean by "novice"? I do have some background in boat engineering which also includes work on diesel engines or cylinder heads, alternators, water-pumps, inverters and so.
The word 'novice' has a very clear meaning and is always related to a particular skill set.
Being an astronaut who has walked on the moon doesn't mean that you slightest idea about what goes on, electronically, beneath the panels on your space craft or lunar lander or that you have ever held a driving licence for a car. You could even be the most dangerous person on the road on a push bike!
You could be an expert on "diesel engines, cylinder heads, alternators (and) water-pumps" but it is completely irrelevant to the subject matter discussed here.
Yet again, I am becoming increasingly confused by your posts ...
If you're confused by my posts, it's a free world and nobody forces you to follow the thread.
It's all well and good throwing around words like "novice" but as Alan Douglas remarked in one of his latter posts, "Talk is cheap." Sure, I'm well aware there is so much to learn but this actually applies to everyone. Even Einstein stated he figured he knew just a fraction of what there is in totality in the sphere of physics.
I'm afraid I'm not likely to take these comments too seriously till you start posting your own accounts of abandoned sets you repaired and a few photos included as well.
Speaking of driving licences there is such a thing called a "back seat driver". Such people claim to know everything there is no know but never have a go at actually driving a car.
