I put in some LED strips above my workbench. Now I can see every bolt and nut clearly. No more squinting in the dark corners. This makes night repairs WAY less frustrating.
Back when I started, we did everything by feel. At a local show, a guy's vintage ride was running rough. I showed him how to set the points with a feeler gauge. A bunch of young mechanics gathered around, amazed. Now, they just plug in a laptop and call it a day.
I was putting in a new alternator on my landscaping van. I didn't pull the battery cables off first. My wrench hit the positive post and there was a big spark. Now the van's dash lights are all on and the radio won't shut down. I feel pretty dumb since I've done this job before (you'd think I'd learn, right?). Any tips for fixing the electrical gremlins I probably caused? Or stories about your own rushed repairs?