That guy who told me to stop skipping resistor terminations

I had a tech named Dave in Houston tell me last year to always put end-of-line resistors at the device, not the panel, and I blew him off because it was faster my way. Fast forward to today when I spent three hours chasing a ground fault on a Vista panel that was caused by my sloppy resistor placement at the panel. Any of you guys ever had a simple tip like that come back and bite you hard?

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torres.drew4mo ago

Did you at least save the resistors for the next time you ignore good advice?

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margaretf404mo ago

Tape them to the inside of the toolbox lid so they stare back at me every time I open it. That's my routine now after learning the hard way more than once. In my experience, keeping the blown parts visible helps you remember not to cut corners next time. Your mileage may vary but I find having a little graveyard of my mistakes keeps me honest. Just don't forget to label what they were for or you'll end up grabbing the wrong one later like I did.

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