Hello All:
This is the first time that I've been here so ... hello all!
I've been in maintenance / service tech (electrical / PLC's) for 20 years and recently received an exceptional offer to start-up a maintenance program from scratch with only concrete existing at this point. The department will be quite small but a critical component to a high-profit medical product assembly station. The assembly station has 6 PLC's, 10 computers (PCÂ’s) and basic assembly automated equipment.
I have extensive experience with similar equipment (different product line) and am not too concerned with the PLC's and assembly stations ... etc.
However, I am mainly concerned about being able to professional maintain the PC hardware / Networking side. I also have 10 years of programming experience and have replaced hard-drives, RAM ... etc. on my personal computers but not on a professional level. I do not need to trouble-shoot componet level. Just replace supplies, hard-drives, RAM ... etc.
- Any suggestions on must-have testing equipment for trouble-shooting personal computer hardware?
- Any suggestions on must-have testing equipment for trouble-shooting networking, serial port and printing connections?
- Any suggestion on must-have installable trouble-shooting software.
- Any suggestions on setting-up a test station
Any other suggestions are welcome!
Many Thanks,
This is the first time that I've been here so ... hello all!
I've been in maintenance / service tech (electrical / PLC's) for 20 years and recently received an exceptional offer to start-up a maintenance program from scratch with only concrete existing at this point. The department will be quite small but a critical component to a high-profit medical product assembly station. The assembly station has 6 PLC's, 10 computers (PCÂ’s) and basic assembly automated equipment.
I have extensive experience with similar equipment (different product line) and am not too concerned with the PLC's and assembly stations ... etc.
However, I am mainly concerned about being able to professional maintain the PC hardware / Networking side. I also have 10 years of programming experience and have replaced hard-drives, RAM ... etc. on my personal computers but not on a professional level. I do not need to trouble-shoot componet level. Just replace supplies, hard-drives, RAM ... etc.
- Any suggestions on must-have testing equipment for trouble-shooting personal computer hardware?
- Any suggestions on must-have testing equipment for trouble-shooting networking, serial port and printing connections?
- Any suggestion on must-have installable trouble-shooting software.
- Any suggestions on setting-up a test station
Any other suggestions are welcome!
Many Thanks,