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A job at the Reno Air Races made me rethink my wire marking process
I was working on a race plane's transponder system and saw a tech use a Brady TLS2200 label maker with high temp vinyl. He marked every wire with the circuit number and the terminal block location. After that, I started using a similar system on all my installs. Has anyone else found a specific labeling method that really cuts down on troubleshooting time?
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brooke7675d ago
We switched to Brady labels on heat shrink tubing for our control panels last year. The trick is putting the label under a clear shrink layer so it never rubs off. It adds maybe ten minutes to a panel build but saves hours later when a sensor fails. I can trace a wire from the device to the drawing in under a minute now. That kind of clarity is worth every penny of the label maker cost.
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williamm825d ago
What about when you have to work on someone else's messy panel? I saw a plane once where the last guy just used different colored tape and a marker, and it was a total nightmare to figure out. A clear, printed system isn't just for you, it's for the next person who has to touch it. That Reno tech had the right idea making it idiot-proof for future work. It turns a guessing game into a simple follow the numbers job. Don't you hate wasting time tracing wires?
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