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Old 16th Mar 2019, 15:30
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Originally Posted by Vilters
Yep, it is going to take a bright guy to repair a HARDWARE issue with a SOFTWARE update.
Is going to be a funny story to follow...….
FWIW, that happens all the time in all kinds of different technology applications, software working around hardware issues. It’s very very common and frankly straightforward if the hardware issue is well understood.

I have even worked on the other way around, modifying hardware to work around software issues, in cases where (for complicated reasons) the software couldn’t be modified. That way it’s quite a bit harder.

Your point though is probably about working around missing ​​​​ but necessary hardware like another AoA vane, which is valid.

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