Ox
Diamond
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2002
- Location
- Northwest Ohio
Did'ja see the article on page 18 of the March issue of Industrial Machinery Digest?
Industrial Machinery Digest - March 2020 by Industrial Machinery Digest | IMD by Source 360 Media - Issuu
I have actually done this - not this service, but I did get help from a tech recently where he wanted to use a "facetime" type program, I forget what it is called, but I don't have a smart phone, but used my notebook from home.
The idea is great, but I had trouble with losing signal as I would poke the camera near the electrical cabinet, even tho I had the hot-spot only a few feet away. Maybe actual cell phones work better? At least the camera is pointed the other direction so that you can see the other guy while he sees your machine... Doesn't work so well with the notebook...
This program obviously has more bells and whistles than simply using the facetime type features.
I'm sure this will be the help of the future. Especially considering how there are so few kids coming up that are interested in this type work [currently]. Although my boy has a chum that is a machinery tech of some sort and goes all over on calls. But I find this to be an oddity as it seems most techs today are 50 or older?
Anyhow - with [apparently] less people interested in filling the service tech void, I'm thinking that this may be a big help in making good use of the few individuals that ARE dooing that work.
???
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Think Snow Eh!
Ox
Industrial Machinery Digest - March 2020 by Industrial Machinery Digest | IMD by Source 360 Media - Issuu
I have actually done this - not this service, but I did get help from a tech recently where he wanted to use a "facetime" type program, I forget what it is called, but I don't have a smart phone, but used my notebook from home.
The idea is great, but I had trouble with losing signal as I would poke the camera near the electrical cabinet, even tho I had the hot-spot only a few feet away. Maybe actual cell phones work better? At least the camera is pointed the other direction so that you can see the other guy while he sees your machine... Doesn't work so well with the notebook...
This program obviously has more bells and whistles than simply using the facetime type features.
I'm sure this will be the help of the future. Especially considering how there are so few kids coming up that are interested in this type work [currently]. Although my boy has a chum that is a machinery tech of some sort and goes all over on calls. But I find this to be an oddity as it seems most techs today are 50 or older?
Anyhow - with [apparently] less people interested in filling the service tech void, I'm thinking that this may be a big help in making good use of the few individuals that ARE dooing that work.
???
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Think Snow Eh!
Ox