• hstde@feddit.de
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      7 months ago

      It could be about sending a message.

      A missing knob is easy to fix. Bolting a wrench to the housing holding the knob in place is very explicit. It screams “don’t touch”

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        7 months ago

        Idk to me it screams “solve this puzzle and win a free wrench” /s

        I like the creativity of it, and it does solve the problem in a way that’s user-safe. I thought of removing the knob because that’s what I do with my barbecue as I store items on the grill when not in use. Remove knobs, put on grill, close barbecue, cover.

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          7 months ago

          Idk to me it screams “solve this puzzle and win a free wrench” /s

          What too many video games does to a mfer 😄

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      I work on industrial controls. Very likely that the switch is momentary, meaning it’ll go back when released.

      Sometimes there’s a little piece of plastic in them to remove the momentary setting, but this works too lol. Fuck it, it’s maintenance.

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        7 months ago

        That actually makes sense, thank you for the tidbit!

        Still kind of an overkill solution, but at least it’s funny