Yeah, that's just habit from doing emails all day. You are right though, I forgot it's in my sig.
Also, has nothing to do with a desire to learn stuff or even how hard it is for somebody who (as you presumably do) knows how to do it. So again, nothing to do with my desire to learn, you've just oversimplified something you don't fully understand, to try and make a point that's not valid.
Multiple things:
- Yes, I'm reluctant want to "learn" in a use-case that involves me potentially doing trial-&-error on the very object I want fixed. This isn't a lab, this isn't a classroom, I need this particular thing fixed. One take.
- I don't want to have to invest in materials and tools that I will likely never use again (since I have never had necessity to use them up until now). Soldering iron, solder, etc.
- My time is valuable. Yes, I've learned how to change the oil on my motorcycle and I know how to polish shoes. I choose to pay people to do these things for me, despite their relative lack of complexity.
I do value your input though, since it gives me a good opportunity to perfect my typing.
Okay gotcha; make sense.
The part that I need soldered back onto the board is a relatively tiny diode/transistor/whatever, that performs the "click-to-unlock" on the key fob. I have it all taken apart already, and I can see where the click-to-lock transistor is still attached, but this other came loose from the board.
They're of course right under the buttons themselves when reassembled, and I think this may work - to just reattach it - because the the small transistor still clicks when I press it, but because it is no longer attached to the board, well.... Yeah.