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Name the part on the job, not in someone’s memory

4 okt. 2023 · 1 min läsning

‘The usual cable’ is not a part. The next order will be wrong, and the history will not show what was fitted.

When a part is used, the work order gets the name you would use to order it again: the maker’s number if you have it, or a clear description and which machine it came from. A photo of the old part next to a ruler beats a poetic name.

If you fitted something that is not quite the original, say so. “Equivalent belt, 2 mm narrower” is a fact the next failure needs. Pretending it was the original part makes the next diagnosis lie.

Used, not just ordered

Ordered and used are different lines. A part can arrive and sit. The job is not finished, and the stock is not reduced, until it is fitted or returned.

If you take a part off and keep it as a core for warranty, label it with the asset code and the job. A loose motor on a bench is how serial numbers get swapped in the story.