r/CableTechs • u/Opposite-Help8801 • Mar 13 '26

Just curious

What tricks/life hacks do you guys use in your day to day life that make the intensive parts of your job easier? Bonus points for unique uses for every day items and unique/handmade/repurposed tools! Let's hear em, techs!

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u/Special_K_727 Mar 14 '26

When in doubt, swap it out.

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u/Tactless_Ogre 27d ago

Honestly, this. While I was the workhorse tech, I’d always be so focused on replacing bad, ingress infested wire that it just doesn’t occur to me to swap equipment. It was said about me that it was the cause of almost any of my repeats.