WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 19 hours agoWhat is something you learned in your line of work that other people wouldn't knowmessage-squaremessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down12
arrow-up195arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something you learned in your line of work that other people wouldn't knowWhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 19 hours agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 hours agoMy favorite electrical tip is swapping the capacitor in your AC when it stops working. $12 on Amazon. $175 for a service call. I keep a spare.
minus-squarebobs_monkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 hours agoBetter yet, having a (halfway decent) multimeter and knowing how to use it is huge. A good one can test capacitance, but simply tracing voltage isn’t too tricky.
My favorite electrical tip is swapping the capacitor in your AC when it stops working. $12 on Amazon. $175 for a service call. I keep a spare.
Better yet, having a (halfway decent) multimeter and knowing how to use it is huge. A good one can test capacitance, but simply tracing voltage isn’t too tricky.