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  • jimmcgee
    Technician
    • Nov 2011
    • 20

    #31
    Re: what's in the tech bag

    Originally posted by blackcat4866
    Why would I want that? It's good luck to bleed on the machine. It pleases the copier gods to accept the blood sacrifice. Every machine works better once you've bled on it. =^..^=
    Bleeding is one of my fail safe methods of repair.

    They are, in order,

    1. Remove all the packing. (Including that film over the screen).

    2. Remove all the covers.

    3. Bleed.

    I have never come across a sticky problem that was not solved by one of the methods above.

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    • theengel
      Service Manager

      1,000+ Posts
      • Nov 2011
      • 1784

      #32
      Re: what's in the tech bag

      Originally posted by jimmcgee
      I had my bag stolen from the van about 10 years ago. I still haven't gotten back to where I was then. 20 years of collecting including a beautiful set of german spring hook and a Fluke 77 multi. All down the drain, and probably for the price of a hit. Crescent make good drivers. I try to replace them regularly as they all get blunt fairly quickly.
      I had my tools stolen TWICE. The same group of teenagers, and it was the same cop who tracked them down, got them back, arrested and convicted the kids. Some day, I'm gonna start locking my doors... as soon as that cop retires.

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      • fixthecopier
        ALIEN OVERLORD

        2,500+ Posts
        • Apr 2008
        • 4713

        #33
        Re: what's in the tech bag

        Originally posted by theengel
        I had my tools stolen TWICE. The same group of teenagers, and it was the same cop who tracked them down, got them back, arrested and convicted the kids. Some day, I'm gonna start locking my doors... as soon as that cop retires.

        Another solution to that problem is to get a fake tool bag, put in dye pack like banks use, leave car unlocked. Can't get a dye pack? A bag with a couple of snakes works just as well.
        The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking

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        • theengel
          Service Manager

          1,000+ Posts
          • Nov 2011
          • 1784

          #34
          Re: what's in the tech bag

          I had a buddy who put a sewer rat in a purse and sat it out at a bus stop. A car full of punks pulled up and grabbed it and drove off. A half a block later, the whole car strated shaking back and forth.

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          • subaro
            Service Manager

            1,000+ Posts
            • Oct 2010
            • 1274

            #35
            Re: what's in the tech bag

            Originally posted by jimmcgee
            I had my bag stolen from the van about 10 years ago. I still haven't gotten back to where I was then. 20 years of collecting including a beautiful set of german spring hook and a Fluke 77 multi. All down the drain, and probably for the price of a hit. Crescent make good drivers. I try to replace them regularly as they all get blunt fairly quickly.
            So does it pay to take your treasured tools you like to use or use the cheaper or lesser quality ones to do the job ?. When you loose your favorite tools or it is stolen, it takes a while to get over that unless you replace it with an exact one. I use some cheapies that gets the job done and just have to replace more often. Actually i have some that takes a beating and holds up pretty good. A good flat head and 10 " #2 should not be compromise as they probably get used the most. Don't need a whole lot of tools to be carrying around in the bag, but the ones that you don't use often should be in the car as you never know.
            I see some guy slug really heavy bags around and that is taxing on the arms and shoulders. It's just not tools, but the alcohol, tape, meter, hand set ect.
            I have good tools that will never see the shop or onsite work, but my home and hobby projects where i know its safe.
            THE ONLY THING FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING..........edmund burke

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            • jmaister
              certified scrub

              Site Contributor
              500+ Posts
              • Aug 2010
              • 755

              #36
              Re: what's in the tech bag

              Originally posted by blackcat4866
              Why would I want that? It's good luck to bleed on the machine. It pleases the copier gods to accept the blood sacrifice. Every machine works better once you've bled on it. =^..^=
              good luck? sacrificial blood? blackcat? i see a pattern
              Idling colour developers are not healthy developers.

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              • blackcat4866
                Master Of The Obvious

                Site Contributor
                10,000+ Posts
                • Jul 2007
                • 23003

                #37
                Re: what's in the tech bag

                Originally posted by jmaister
                good luck? sacrificial blood? blackcat? i see a pattern
                Who isn't a pagan at heart? It's the feline bloodline. =^..^=
                If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                • fixthecopier
                  ALIEN OVERLORD

                  2,500+ Posts
                  • Apr 2008
                  • 4713

                  #38
                  Re: what's in the tech bag

                  Originally posted by subaro
                  So does it pay to take your treasured tools you like to use or use the cheaper or lesser quality ones to do the job ?. When you loose your favorite tools or it is stolen, it takes a while to get over that unless you replace it with an exact one. I use some cheapies that gets the job done and just have to replace more often. Actually i have some that takes a beating and holds up pretty good. A good flat head and 10 " #2 should not be compromise as they probably get used the most. Don't need a whole lot of tools to be carrying around in the bag, but the ones that you don't use often should be in the car as you never know.
                  I see some guy slug really heavy bags around and that is taxing on the arms and shoulders. It's just not tools, but the alcohol, tape, meter, hand set ect.
                  I have good tools that will never see the shop or onsite work, but my home and hobby projects where i know its safe.

                  Never had my tool bag stolen. Now I have lost a bags worth of stuff. I will always have my best tools with me because this is my profession and using these tools is a big part of my life. I use the good ones on the job because it makes my job easier. Loosing them is a risk I take.
                  The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking

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                  • blackcat4866
                    Master Of The Obvious

                    Site Contributor
                    10,000+ Posts
                    • Jul 2007
                    • 23003

                    #39
                    Re: what's in the tech bag

                    I'll probably jinx myself by saying so, but I have never lost tools. Two of my co-workers have though.

                    The first one had his car broken into, and the entire contents of the car emptied out into the yard. The theives were not very sophisticated in the ways of office equipment, and other than damaging most of the drums, left the parts scattered around the yard. They took his toolbag instead.

                    The second left his toolbag on the tailgate of his S10 pickup, and it sat there for nearly a mile, before he made a left turn. The case burst open in one of the busiest intersections in Flint. By the time he got back to it, the contents had been ground into the pavement by numerous vehicles. He was heartbroken. =^..^=
                    If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                    1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                    2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                    3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                    4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                    5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                    blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                    • subaro
                      Service Manager

                      1,000+ Posts
                      • Oct 2010
                      • 1274

                      #40
                      Re: what's in the tech bag

                      Here is a three dollar plier i bought. i did a bit of modification to make things simpler. What it is used for ?, it's patent secret or maybe someone can figure it out.
                      Anyway if i am on the road this will not be in my bag, but in the shop yes. The cost is cheap for this tool and it functions well. I have been using it for four years or so and not a problem. I know some techs who have drive back a hundred km because he left his nice driver or something that he really liked and only to be told it is not there.
                      I am sharing. think there is a lot of shy guys out there. show you tools men and women. don't be bashfull. someone showed a millwakee tool bag that a woman tech bought and i liked that set. Gota have some fun in forum also.
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                      THE ONLY THING FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING..........edmund burke

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                      • mbcruzin
                        Trusted Tech

                        100+ Posts
                        • Aug 2013
                        • 142

                        #41
                        Re: what's in the tech bag

                        Let's see what's in my bag of tricks?
                        laptop
                        glass cleaner
                        alcohol the non drinking kind
                        assorted blue rags, and stretch n dusts
                        RJ 45 crimper and ends
                        6" #2 Phillips
                        3" #2 phillips
                        3" #1 phillips
                        2" #0 phillips
                        surgical shears
                        set of Allen wrenches
                        set of security torxs drivers
                        6" metal ruler
                        reusable zip ties
                        twecker
                        fine tip sharpie
                        a used gift card that holds gorilla tape
                        offset ratching driver and bits
                        large curved hemostats
                        small hemostats
                        oil pen
                        flash light
                        small crescent wrench
                        A safety pin
                        a lighter
                        a small block of styrofoam packing
                        And a first aid kit for after the blood sacrifice

                        edit: oh oh oh and a leatherman multi tool. Holy crap I can't tell you how many times this thang has gotten me out of a jam.
                        Last edited by mbcruzin; 05-01-2015, 11:29 AM.

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                        • bigd64672

                          #42
                          Re: what's in the tech bag

                          Hitachi DB3DL2

                          would not go without it. if I lost it would buy another tomorrow,
                          wait have one on the shelf in the basement just in case.


                          what I do have is a variety of flashlights over the years, do
                          seem to loose those regularly.

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                          • subaro
                            Service Manager

                            1,000+ Posts
                            • Oct 2010
                            • 1274

                            #43
                            Re: what's in the tech bag

                            Originally posted by mbcruzin
                            Let's see what's in my bag of tricks?
                            laptop
                            glass cleaner
                            alcohol the non drinking kind
                            assorted blue rags, and stretch n dusts
                            RJ 45 crimper and ends
                            6" #2 Phillips
                            3" #2 phillips
                            3" #1 phillips
                            2" #0 phillips
                            surgical shears
                            set of Allen wrenches
                            set of security torxs drivers
                            6" metal ruler
                            reusable zip ties
                            twecker
                            fine tip sharpie
                            a used gift card that holds gorilla tape
                            offset ratching driver and bits
                            large curved hemostats
                            small hemostats
                            oil pen
                            flash light
                            small crescent wrench
                            A safety pin
                            a lighter
                            a small block of styrofoam packing
                            And a first aid kit for after the blood sacrifice

                            edit: oh oh oh and a leatherman multi tool. Holy crap I can't tell you how many times this thang has gotten me out of a jam.
                            Exactly what a newbie would want to know. A pic of your favourite tool would be nice though.
                            THE ONLY THING FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING..........edmund burke

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                            • Paul Ridds
                              Junior Member
                              • Jan 2015
                              • 9

                              #44
                              Re: what's in the tech bag

                              Read the small print!!!!!Just bought a steel rule from Srewfix. Had a 10 inch one in mindc for the tool bag.Bit of a rush as had to be in London by 10.00am.Have ended up with a 5ft one,too embarrassed to admit my mistake.

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                              • subaro
                                Service Manager

                                1,000+ Posts
                                • Oct 2010
                                • 1274

                                #45
                                Re: what's in the tech bag

                                Originally posted by Paul Ridds
                                Read the small print!!!!!Just bought a steel rule from Srewfix. Had a 10 inch one in mindc for the tool bag.Bit of a rush as had to be in London by 10.00am.Have ended up with a 5ft one,too embarrassed to admit my mistake.
                                Online shopping, ah, yes. be carefull as to cost can be doubled with shipping returns alone.

                                Just thinking what i use to carry that was unusally or most would not carry and i remember an extention female to male power cord. I found i needed it more often than not. If i pulled the machine out a bit with the use of the extension power cord, it made life much easier and i could get access to the machine easily. But that was just me doing things my way.
                                THE ONLY THING FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING..........edmund burke

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