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[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Could be simply a way to make sure the button never moves again. I would have simply taken out the knob, personally.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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"

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 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 😄

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That actually makes sense, thank you for the tidbit!

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