WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat is something you learned in your line of work that other people wouldn't knowmessage-squaremessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1123
arrow-up1123message-squareWhat is something you learned in your line of work that other people wouldn't knowWhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months 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-up8·2 months 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.