Loading…
12
Old timer in Savannah showed me a fault isolation trick I still use
Back when I was 2 years into bench work, this crusty senior tech named Walt watched me chase a flickering VOR indicator for 3 hours. Finally he walked over, grabbed the coax jumper, and wiggled it at the connector while tapping the backshell with a screwdriver handle. Turned out the pin was barely seated, not a single meter reading pointed to it. He said "stop trusting the box, trust the wiggle test first" and walked off. Has anyone else had a mentor drop some low-tech habit that saved you more time than any fancy tester?
1 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In1 Comment
iris_davis9022d ago
Walt's trick works because the pin only breaks contact when the cable flexes a certain way, and no box on your bench can simulate that kind of stress. Wiggle every connector before you even power up the unit, way faster than chasing a ghost through a manual.
2