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Overheard a guy at the parts counter saying he never logs his bench test voltages
I was picking up a new crimp tool in Dallas last week and this guy ahead of me was bragging about how he just 'knows' when a voltage is right, so he doesn't write it down. I mean, maybe it's just me, but that's how you get a callback at 2 AM. I had a Garmin G1000 unit last month where the logged 5-volt bus reading was the only thing that saved me when it drifted later. Anyone else run into techs who skip the paperwork like that?
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mason5315mo ago
That kind of attitude is a shortcut to a major headache. Good logs are your only proof of what you did when something goes sideways later. I've been saved by my own notes more times than I can count.
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jennybailey5mo ago
It's like @ivan462 said, that same overconfidence shows up everywhere. People just winging it instead of writing stuff down always ends badly.
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ivan4625mo ago
Wait, he just guesses at the voltages? That's wild. Mason531 is right, your notes are your only backup when a system acts up later. I wouldn't sleep at night working like that.
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