'Fettling' & do we need some new words?

Posted by: GraemeH on 21 December 2014

'Fettling my LP12' is a phrase often used by forumites...but can you fettle an NDS? I think not.

 

Do we need some new words in a world of digitalia?

 

G

Posted on: 21 December 2014 by Steve J

Graeme,

 

The performance of an LP12 is directly related to skill of the operator in manually adjusting all the components for it to work at an optimum level, hence the term 'fettling' has been ascribed to this process. With electronic components the only 'fettling' that can be done out of the factory is placement and cable dressing as there are no components to adjust manually. Therefore no term is necessary as there is nothing to describe.

 

Seasons Greetings

 

Steve

Posted on: 21 December 2014 by Aleg

'Tweaking' is what comes to my mind for this.

Posted on: 21 December 2014 by Chris Dolan
Fraiming is surely an appropriate word for using and/or constructing Fraim?
Posted on: 21 December 2014 by BigH47

Resetting?

Posted on: 21 December 2014 by GraemeH
Originally Posted by BigH47:

Resetting?

Very good!

 

G

Posted on: 21 December 2014 by TOBYJUG

cable Twerking

Posted on: 21 December 2014 by Richard S

"Turn it off and then back on again"

Posted on: 21 December 2014 by TOBYJUG

how about.   "fiddlurge". And "Fiddlurging"

Posted on: 21 December 2014 by GraemeH

Bitling?

 

G

Posted on: 21 December 2014 by Redmires

Hacking ?

 

For instance - with custom firmware, I can control my Humax PVR from a browser.

 

Or if you have an old dot matrix printer you could try this

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otmase5twFM

 

Or some old floppy drives

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMcRd_4RwRQ

 

 

Posted on: 21 December 2014 by fatcat

Hacking doesn't sound right, but then again, to me, fettling hifi equipment doesn't sound right.

 

As far as I'm concerned, fettling involves an angle grinder and a lot of sparks.

Posted on: 23 December 2014 by james n

"Ferrite"-ing ?

Posted on: 23 December 2014 by Exiled Highlander
Futility?

Draft Verb suggestion: I was futilising with my digital HiFi in a vain attempt to improve it?
Posted on: 24 December 2014 by Derek Wright

Embellishing

Posted on: 24 December 2014 by fatcat

Bit Mopping?

Posted on: 24 December 2014 by winkyincanada

"Deluding"?

Posted on: 24 December 2014 by sjbabbey

Re-integrating