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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mason53121d agoMost Upvoted

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.

jennybailey21d ago

It's like @ivan462 said, that same overconfidence shows up everywhere. People just winging it instead of writing stuff down always ends badly.

ivan46221d 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.