Impact\ Adjustment

Impact\ Adjustment
An educated maneuver that repairs (usually temporarily) a piece of hardware via a swift smack or calculated drop (see percussive maintenance).

If the VCR starts buzzing, just lift the front edge about an inch and drop it - that's usually enough of an impact adjustment to make it stop.


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