Remember when we used to have to carry that 50-pound tool bag everywhere?

Last week I was swapping out a controller in a 30 year old Otis elevator over on Main Street. Got me thinking about when I started in this trade back in 2006, everything was mechanical relays and you needed a separate bag just for screwdrivers and meters. Three years ago they sent us to a training on these new digital drives and it hit me how much lighter my kit got. Now I carry a tablet and a laptop and maybe five tools total for most calls. Anyone else feel like the job got easier on the back but harder on the brain?

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wood.zara14d ago

Otis 330A with the old door logic relays. I remember those things. The first time I saw a technician pull out a laptop to diagnose a door lock circuit I nearly dropped my coffee. Thought it was overkill, a gimmick. Now I can't imagine going back to the days of chasing wires with a multimeter for two hours just to find a bad solder joint.

morganj8114d ago

Keep the old relay panel as a backup. Laptop dies, you'll thank me.