Reboot it before booting it

[Faye]

I received a call from a friend that wanted me to figure out why her Roku remote was frozen. I had her pull one battery, count to 5, and then put the battery back in. It worked perfect. I discovered this discipline when my Roku remote froze and I tossed it across the room, knocking out the batteries. I tested the batteries and found them good. After reinstalling the batteries it worked. It then occurred to me that a reboot is in order for frozen remotes.

Years ago I discovered that any appliance with an electronic control board needs rebooting occasionally. Simple pull the plug or trip the breaker on the circuit it is on. I have rebooted my washer, dryer, dishwasher, microwave, range, TV, all remotes, WIFI, computers, and everything else that has electronic control.

I found that banging on devices and appliances doesn't fix them like it did TVs in the old days. Sadly, temper tantrum repairs are a things of the past. Remember, whether battery or plug in if it has an electronic board, reboot before giving it the boot.

 

[Shortie]

Reboots I find always seem to fix most issues now. I still remember the banging on the device to make it work, shame it does not work anymore LOL was a great way to get frustration out

 

[Smithy]

I always reboot my PC or TVs when a problem occurs it solves a lot of problems.

 

[Joe Riley]

I received a call from a friend that wanted me to figure out why her Roku remote was frozen. I had her pull one battery, count to 5, and then put the battery back in. It worked perfect. I discovered this discipline when my Roku remote froze and I tossed it across the room, knocking out the batteries. I tested the batteries and found them good. After reinstalling the batteries it worked. It then occurred to me that a reboot is in order for frozen remotes.

Years ago I discovered that any appliance with an electronic control board needs rebooting occasionally. Simple pull the plug or trip the breaker on the circuit it is on. I have rebooted my washer, dryer, dishwasher, microwave, range, TV, all remotes, WIFI, computers, and everything else that has electronic control.

I found that banging on devices and appliances doesn't fix them like it did TVs in the old days. Sadly, temper tantrum repairs are a things of the past. Remember, whether battery or plug in if it has an electronic board, reboot before giving it the boot.

Sounds like a Super Fix! Thanks, Faye!

 

[Joe Riley]

@Faye 2.0 WOW! I Just rebooted our TV, and Every channel is now clear and working. It is like a new TV! "Mighty Faye, has come to save the day!" .

 

[Axel Slingerland]

It then occurred to me that a reboot is in order for frozen remotes.

Are you sure it wasn't because it learned to fly?

 

[Nancy Hart]

No need to reboot anything here. The power usually goes off at least once a month, and especially during windstorms.

 

[Faye]

No need to reboot anything here. The power usually goes off at least once a month, and especially during windstorms.

That is a benefit of power outages that I never thought about. I never had to reboot when I was on the old line. Once I ponied up the cash to buy the transformer required, I went on the main line that hasn't failed once since I got on it. There was always trees or wind damaging the old line that ran 20 more miles, through neighborhoods full of old huge trees before that leg ended at my place. During the spring, I lost power once a week.

 

[Axel Slingerland]

That is a benefit of power outages that I never thought about.

Me either. In Eureka, they had steady, reliable power from 1963 to 1976 from the Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant. After a moderate Earthquake that lead to it getting shut down, after that the power grid was like a yo-yo...

If you ask me, they should have never built it there in the first place, being about 75 miles from the Mendocino Triple Junction, the most seismic point in California.

 

[Nancy Hart]