Must-have specialty tools and parts for a tech

[JR2ALTA]

Re: Must-have specialty tools and parts for a tech

The must have tools are the ONLY tools in this trade. Don't carry crap you don't need.

#1, #2 screwdrivers

Set of precision (very small) flat blade and phillips screwdrivers.

Spring Hook

Hemostat

Needle nose pliers

Duck billed pliers

Retainer Ring pliers

Flashlight

Scotch Brite

Magnetizer

Sandpaper

Extra screws and e-clips

6 inch ruler

Oil

Rags

Windex, Alcohol

Electrical Tape

Super Glue

Super-Secret tip of the day: Get a few rubber hoses of different diameters, cut them small, when ready bite down on them they maek perfect door cheats.

[Phrag]

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Extra screws and e-clips Jesus Clips.
...

Fixed.

A paper clip...

No lie there.



What I carry around is a Standard sized Magnetic Philips head screwdriver.
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Needle Nose Pliers (magnetized tips)
1 Set of precision screwdrivers
Magentizing block.
Those pliers that open when you squeeze them (For those BIG C clips on 601 fusers etc)
RRR (Rubber Roller Restorer)
Shellite (R35 - Hydrocarbon)
Isopropyl alcohol
Spare screws and Clips.
Microfibre cloth.
couple of rags.
Lubricating oil (for hot areas)
Drum dust stuff
Spring Hook (Thick paper clip bent into required shape)


I use a paper clip as a spring hook.

[Tricky]

Re: Must-have specialty tools and parts for a tech

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.sira.metal

[harleyrider]

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Tylenol or some other form of pain reducer for the bad days.

[BHRLC]

Re: Must-have specialty tools and parts for a tech

Oh man, you all really delivered!
Thank you guys a million
I would have not thought of some of these...

Metal detector app?! serious? haha... for what, exactly?

I'm adding small switch and hub to the network tools side of things.
And maybe cheap wifi router.

[nmfaxman]

Re: Must-have specialty tools and parts for a tech

Why waste the money on a switch and hub?

Crossover cables work on any ethernet network and PC to device and are easy to make as long as you want.
Regular ethernet cables only work on a network switch or router.

I test their wi-fi with an app on my phone that shows signal strength, better channels available and surrounding wi-fi signal strength.
I test scan to email by sending an email to my phone.


I walk into most calls with a screwdriver, flashlight and a damp rag and go back for what I need.

Search for drivers on the internet and save them to a file you update and reload a USB thumb drive.
Buy or Google for all the manuals as you need them and save them.
Download for customer and save it on your thumb drive.

Before you know it you will have all you need without a huge investment all at once.


The only real things you need in this career is heart and an individual pride that you made a machine run well that really shouldn't work at all.

[rh112]

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SuperLooper

Got one of these sometime back
Connect direct to normal network cable and you have a crossover cable

[KenB]

Re: Must-have specialty tools and parts for a tech

Oh man, you all really delivered!
Thank you guys a million
I would have not thought of some of these...

Metal detector app?! serious? haha... for what, exactly?

I'm adding small switch and hub to the network tools side of things.
And maybe cheap wifi router.

You may want to carry a small wired router as well, as some IT admins will freak out if they see you broadcasting their network wirelessly.
i also highly recommend installing Wireshark on your notebook, and actually learning it (lots of free tutorials on it) You'll find that most IT departments don't have a good handle on it.

[KenB]

Re: Must-have specialty tools and parts for a tech

Why waste the money on a switch and hub?

Crossover cables work on any ethernet network and PC to device and are easy to make as long as you want.
Regular ethernet cables only work on a network switch or router.

I test their wi-fi with an app on my phone that shows signal strength, better channels available and surrounding wi-fi signal strength.
I test scan to email by sending an email to my phone.


I walk into most calls with a screwdriver, flashlight and a damp rag and go back for what I need.

Search for drivers on the internet and save them to a file you update and reload a USB thumb drive.
Buy or Google for all the manuals as you need them and save them.
Download for customer and save it on your thumb drive.

Before you know it you will have all you need without a huge investment all at once.


The only real things you need in this career is heart and an individual pride that you made a machine run well that really shouldn't work at all.

if you want to do packet captures ( I do at least once a week ), you will need a hub ( a switch won't work ).
I found a 10/100 hub on eBay a few years ago. It cost me all of $13.00.

[JR2ALTA]

Re: Must-have specialty tools and parts for a tech

if you want to do packet captures ( I do at least once a week ), you will need a hub ( a switch won't work ).
I found a 10/100 hub on eBay a few years ago. It cost me all of $13.00.

why the bleep do you capture packets once a week?

[Tonerbomb]

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why the bleep do you capture packets once a week?

Some of us actually have to do IT troubleshooting to prove to the customer that it's their problem not the machine. It sucks and it happens....

[Hansoon]

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if you want to do packet captures ( I do at least once a week ), you will need a hub

Why only a hub if I may ask?

Hans

[Tonerbomb]

Re: Must-have specialty tools and parts for a tech

Why only a hub if I may ask?

Hans

A hub will broadcast all packets to all ports, a switch will filter the broadcast to a port with a certain ip. that's the difference.

[Hansoon]

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Thanks

Hans

[JR2ALTA]

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Some of us actually have to do IT troubleshooting to prove to the customer that it's their problem not the machine. It sucks and it happens....

if you need packet analyzing software to troubleshoot network problems...once a week.

you either live in 1992 or you never heard of Command Prompt