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Heard a line about 'trust the datasheet not your habits' during a webinar last night
I was at a virtual meetup for the Midwest Repair Guild and one of the presenters said that. He showed a photo of a blown capacitor he replaced because he "always used 105C rated parts" without checking the ripple current specs. It made me realize I've been doing the same thing for years on old power supplies. I went back through my last 10 repairs and found two where I probably could have avoided a failure by following the datasheet closer. Has anyone else caught themselves relying on what they've always done instead of what the part actually needs?
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aaron1971mo agoMost Upvoted
The thing is, that habit thing doesn't just apply to electronics. I've caught myself doing the same with car maintenance, like grabbing the same oil weight for twenty years because that's what I always used. It's like we get comfortable with a certain way of doing something and stop checking if it's still the right call. I think a lot of us are running on autopilot more than we realize, just copying our past moves instead of looking at the actual facts in front of us.
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mitchell.dakota1mo ago
Man that hits way too close to home. I just checked my last cap order and I totally did the same thing.
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