Could you talk about the most embarrassing thing you’ve done as a equipment technician?
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:Lol, nothing more – it’s to learn from each other, avoid making the same mistakes, and serve as a reminder for those who come after. To get things started, let me first share some embarrassing things that have happened to me: 1. When I was first working in the factory, my supervisor told me about the importance of avoiding chain reactions, emphasizing that I must not trigger them, otherwise the equipment would stop working. I thought I could just avoid touching it, so I wandered around the site whenever I had time, determined to find a similar model so I could see what it looked like; I resolved that once I identified it, I definitely wouldn’t touch it… 2. The operator told me that the mechanical seal was leaking, so I issued a repair order to the maintenance staff: to tighten the mechanical seal and stop the leakage… 3. I went to measure a double-threaded part; first I measured both ends in metric units and made a batch, but it wouldn’t fit. I measured again and made another batch using imperial units for both ends, but it still wouldn’t fit. I thought maybe one end was imperial and the other metric, and indeed… that’s exactly what it was! ……
I haven’t become a technician yet, so let me share a funny incident of mine. Once, my supervisor was removing an M6 nut and asked me to get some tools. I brought the largest wrench in our team, and my supervisor fainted on the spot
Not many people want to talk about it! :(Is it just me who’s stupid, while everyone else has smooth experiences with no embarrassing incidents?) :loveliness: :'( Should family secrets stay hidden? :P
The compression unit was started, but the starter motor wouldn’t turn it on after trying for a long time. I had just started working with compressors at that time; I would walk around the unit carefully, checking things like the air pressure levels and the 5-T setting, etc. :P Finally, the team leader came over and pressed the vibration switch of the compressor; with a roar, the engine started up. It was only later that I learned that the three vibration switches and one overspeed switch on the unit had to be reset manually, as this could not be seen from the control panel. :funk:
In fact, everyone makes mistakes when they first start working; it’s not easy :'(
This is how ordinary steel is used in practice: first, one needs to have a humble and eager-to-learn attitude, and second, it’s better to go to the site as often as possible
The first time I changed the oil in the pump, I tried to turn the screw plug using an adjustable wrench; I lay there for ages but couldn’t manage to turn it at all. It turned out that a smaller tool was needed. . . . . . . . It depressed me for ages later – I used the wrong tools, and there are just too few real examples to see
It’s inevitable to make some mistakes when you first start working; that’s understandable. What matters is how you learn from them.
It was my first day at the company, and I had no idea what a flange was... My mentor was speechless... He was almost apoplectic; after all, I was just an undergraduate in chemical engineering machinery – such is the tragedy of going to university. It was not until the second month after I started working there that I realized the A3 steel frequently mentioned by my supervisor was actually Q235-A, which is often discussed in university textbooks... At that time, my supervisor didn’t have me fill out the \"Equipment Handover for Maintenance Form\"; I would think about filling it out every night before going to bed. Once I became a full-fledged technician, I immediately wrote out a whole stack of such forms! Who would have thought that my master had already prepared the inspection certificate for those devices. When I handed it to the maintenance team, the shift leader was shocked and said, \"Why again? Your master has already filled it out once.\" It’s strange… such an embarrassment… I quickly took the device for inspection and ran away. The first time I went inside the tower and the tank, I had to climb a soft ladder. I thought it would be simple, but... I got stuck on the tower; I couldn’t go up, and I didn’t dare go down... The maintenance crew laughed at me mercilessly. I finally realize that climbing a soft ladder isn’t an easy task. I tried to grind the cross-section of a pipe using a grinder by myself, and as soon as I started, I lost a piece of my nail… I also tried to inflate my bicycle tire using the air compressor in the maintenance room, but ended up blowing out the tire. I got home very late that day. When trying to loosen the screws on the compressor cylinder, on a whim, I was asked to hit those large screws with force; I picked up an 18-pound hammer, focused intently, and swung it hard. As a result, I ended up bleeding profusely from my nose, and the base of the compressor was also severely damaged. In the following half year, 8 out of the 10 compressors suffered damage to their foundations; I was the one who did this··
Talk about my shameful things! In my first year after graduating, I was fortunate enough to work on a design that was actually a copy of someone else’s! 1. There are some forks similar to forklifts; what I did was cut steel plates and weld them together, but the resulting deformation was too great so the piece became unusable, and I had to make it again using profiles. 2. The threaded hole did not match, so a new part was machined
When trying to remove the motor from the flange of a large piece of equipment for maintenance, removing just one bolt was enough to cause the flange to separate; it was impossible to get it apart. Eventually, a sledgehammer was used, and it succeeded in breaking the flange apart, though the bolt broke as well
I’ve had even more embarrassing moments. Once, I tried to screw a screw into a threaded hole using a screw that was larger than the hole’s diameter. The first one or two threads managed to go in, but the rest wouldn’t fit at all. I used pliers to try to force it in (at first I thought the screws and holes weren’t matched properly; later my dad said the screw was just too large). Well, it was a loss for both sides..........................
That’s so funny, haha. I have one too, but I can’t seem to remember it right now
After working for a long time and going through trials, one naturally gains experience.
I myself haven’t done anything shameful, but one of my colleagues did something that shocked the entire maintenance department. The flange of one pipeline needs to be replaced due to a damaged gasket ； But no suitable gasket was found to replace it, so I had to cut one out myself using film. Well, our expert only cut out the positions of the four screw holes on the flange at the gasket, but didn’t cut out the hole for the water outlet in the middle. It was installed. A few days later (since that pump wasn’t used often), someone complained about why the pump was running but not pumping water Then a few people went to carry out maintenance; that large pump was taken apart and put back together again, and there were no problems! I’m puzzled. I don’t understand. Then I suspected the pipe was blocked, so I used something to poke it ； Maybe it was just a coincidence – a hole was made in the gasket. The water is coming in; it’s a bit low. They said just make do with it for now. A few weeks passed, and by chance that pipe got broken accidentally. I was on duty, so I went there with a few people to remove it. Take a look and be shocked? ? ! Go back and tell the supervisor. The supervisor got angry: “Which idiot does work like this?” ? ! ”