Understanding Engineer Speak

Event Descriptions⁠:

  • High Impedance Air Gap
    ⩵ It wasn't plugged inā šŸ”Œ
  • Kinetic Disassembly
    ⩵ It blew upā šŸ’„
  • Organic Grounding
    ⩵ It electrocuted someone⁠⚔
  • Percussive Maintenance
    ⩵ It was hit with a hammerā šŸ”Ø
  • Thermal Reconfiguring
    ⩵ It meltedā šŸ”„
@catsalad Prompt Plating Event: Blew up so good it plated the copper all over the inside of the enclosure.
@AMS @catsalad I’ve seen this one! We had a manufacturer rep coming out to diagnose an issue with a compressor and the junction box on the side of the motor just shot sparks everywhere, guy goes, ā€œWell, there’s yer problemā€ and walks out of the engine room. Don’t bend your cables past the minimum bend radius when tucking them back in, folks. You can break strands and create a high-R connection that eventually liquifies and explodes under starting current.