How to ask for help
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:44 pm
So you've put together the oneTesla kit, and it doesn't work the first time around. Don't panic!
First, to state the obvious, read the manual. Make sure you've correctly followed the troubleshooting steps in the manual - nothing causes more frustration than a spurious bug brought about by erroneous troubleshooting.
If that doesn't help, and you're making a post asking for assistance, here are some good things to keep in mind:
First, to state the obvious, read the manual. Make sure you've correctly followed the troubleshooting steps in the manual - nothing causes more frustration than a spurious bug brought about by erroneous troubleshooting.
If that doesn't help, and you're making a post asking for assistance, here are some good things to keep in mind:
- Include pictures! A picture is worth a thousand words, and gives everyone a lot more to work with.
- Be specific. "MY COIL DOESN'T WORK" is not a very useful piece of information. Describe what problems you're having, which troubleshooting step fails, etc.
- If you have a scope, include scope shots of key waveforms, especially abnormal ones. The way a waveform is wrong often indicates why it is wrong.