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Hit 10,000 crimps without a single bad connection and I still count every one
Been doing avionics for about 8 years now, mostly on bizjets and some regional stuff. Last month I was going through my logbook and realized I've done over 10,000 D-sub crimps with my old Daniels tool. Not a single one has failed a pull test or caused an intermittent issue. I know it sounds nuts to count them but I mark every batch in my notebook. It started as a way to track tool wear but now it's like a weird obsession. The funny part is I still get nervous on number 10,001. Does anyone else keep a count on stuff like this or am I just too deep in the rabbit hole?
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the_susan1mo ago
Drove my old foreman crazy doing the same thing with torque values on terminal blocks. He'd see me marking down every inch-pound and ask if I was writing a novel. I told him it was the only way to prove the new guys weren't stripping threads with their impact drivers. One day he caught me counting 47 times in a row and just walked away shaking his head. That was fifteen years ago and I still keep a tally in a little spiral notebook in my toolbox. My wife found it once and thought it was some weird diary. Had to explain that no, those numbers don't mean anything personal, they're just for hard starts I've managed to save.
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reese_hayes711mo ago
That notebook story hits home. @the_susan knows the drill. There's real peace in having those numbers when the boss questions your work.
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