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15d ago
inDropped $200 on a thermal camera for board repair, and I am still not sure it was worth it
Figuring out where to point the camera took practice for me. The trick was covering the board in a thin layer of rubbing alcohol and watching which spot evaporates first, then confirming with the cam. That cut my time way down on a MacBook logic board where three caps sat under a shield I could not get my probes into. Still only worth it maybe one in five jobs, but when it saves you, it saves you an hour.
15d ago
inHot take: the retired guy at the parts counter in Dayton told me to stop replacing igniters on Whirlpool gas ranges and check the regulator first
I ran into this same thing on a Frigidaire last year, kept swapping igniters and the flame was still lazy and yellow. Turned out the regulator was set way low, only putting out about 3 inches of water column when it should've been closer to 6 or so. A manometer was the best $40 I ever spent, takes two minutes to check at the burner port before you tear anything apart. Now I test pressure first on every gas call, saves me a ton of wasted parts and callbacks.
18d ago
inA barista in Boise laughed at my resume and told me to cut the skills section, and I got 3 callbacks in 2 weeks
Three callbacks is just random luck though, right?