Looking at test equipment

Face it as technicians we need test equipment, as an on site technician it is more valuable than ever plus need to be portable. I like my tool kit to be easy to carry, don't want to show up looking like I am carrying a plumbers tool box.

The List:

Power Supply Tester

PCI Card / Post Card

CD lens cleaner also works on DVD drives

VOM Meter (must be digital)

Spare Video Card

Spare Net Card (I even have a usb version the size of a thumb drive)

Spare Net Cable

All of these, my thumb drives, and a cd wallet with 10 commonly used boot cd's all fit in the same laptop case as my cleaning kit. I also have a usb hard drive and a usb floppy in the case, a rollup usb keyboard, a mini usb mouse, and a usb to IDE / SATA / PATA converter for drive diagnostics.

Some of these things can be gotten on ebay for a reasonable cost. You just need to be careful of the sellers to make sure you get quality equipment that works. You can also get other gear as well based on your needs. There is nothing wrong with having more than one tool kit for different types of work.

Other Tool kits I have:

Networking Tools (Very Extensive including cabling tools)

I also do Audio Visual setups and instalations so have tools for drilling into concrete even.

Just because you work on computers does not mean you cant have many skills.

Steven Young
Technician Supervisor
S.a.A. Computer Repair
steven@saacomputer.com
Cell 503-851-6977
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