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the_parker
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2d ago
Update: using a cheap USB inspection camera on a CRJ-200 avionics bay cut my wire trace time way down
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willowc60
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3d ago
Just realized the new guy was right about reading the AMM first
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tessacarter
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3d ago
Warning: found out a 1 volt drop on a 28V bus can pull almost 40 amps through a loose connector
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wells.brooke
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3d ago
Rant: the old guy at the hangar in Wichita told me to stop torqueing by feel, and it split the shop for a week
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lilyanderson
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3d ago
Took me 9 hours to find a chafed wire hiding behind a clamp
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olivia_webb
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5d ago
Just heard a new guy call a cannon plug "basically a USB" and I had to walk away
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wadea53
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5d ago
Spent 9 hours chasing a "bad" COMM radio that turned out to be a 15 minute connector fix
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hugow30
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6d ago
Warning: I was torqueing cannon plugs to feel, not spec, for 4 years
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paige_martin
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6d ago
Can we talk about the $210 crimper that paid for itself in one trip?
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evaadams
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9d ago
Heard an old timer say "the wire doesn't read the manual" and I've been chewing on it all week
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phoenixgonzalez
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9d ago
Found out a single static wick can pull 3 milliamps and I never thought about it
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the_jason
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9d ago
Watched a guy pull a cannon plug apart at the Dallas hangar without the lock ring and it changed how I do every connector
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the_lucas
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11d ago
Update: 2 years of wire chafing on the same harness run, and I finally saw what was causing it
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vals38
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11d ago
The old lead in Fort Worth told me to stop chasing every red X on the first pass
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finley777
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12d ago
Pro tip: a loose cannon plug in Wichita made me crawl through the cargo bay with a flashlight in my teeth
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