Re: Timing Gears - Jumping a Tooth

["Joseph M. Shaw, II" <MikeIIDC@domain.elided>]

Bill Thebert wrote:
> 
> > From: John A. Landry <jlandry@domain.elided>
> > To: ihc@domain.elided
> > Subject: Timing Gears - Jumping a Tooth
> > Date: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 2:55 PM
> >
> > Resist the temptation to jump to wild conclusions that tend to draw you
> > away from simple mechanical troubleshooting procedures.
> 
> John:
> 
> Here at IBM (Printer Development) we call this behavior "zebra hunting".
> 
> If the CLUES to the problem are: "four legs, a mane and a tail", it's MUCH
> more likely to be a horse.  So don't charge off looking for zebras.
> 
> Bill


Or as I was recently taught in a PATHOLOGY class, under the ZEBRAS and
HORSES title:  It is much more common to have an uncommon presentation
of a common condition than a common presentation of an uncommon
condition!

Michael