Comfortably Numb

In the never ending study of Good Engineering Practices one often comes close to unique solutions to common problems that defy all rules established by proper thinking processes, case in point:

The story goes that the soldering pencil holder base got its attachment tabs at the bottom broken, then it could not be secured to the control box to have the whole station as a one piece setup. A crafty soul - a full fledged Broadcast Engineer no less - decided it would be a good idea to strap the holder on top of the control box using a wide tie wrap band.

One sure thing: It works, the whole setup moves along as one piece.

The risk? it will only be a matter of WHEN the moment arrives when some techie decides to wet the cleaning sponge and have a minor slip up, with water running into the vents of the control unit; it doesn't matter if the controller is powered up or not as the AC is always present at some point inside. Next thing you know the least of the problems could be a triggered circuit breaker due to the short circuit, but as Murphy's Law would have it: the risk is far too great to cause greater damage, even bodily harm.

One those solutions that needs to be pointed at and brought up to attention of the technical personnel in charge of those tools. Don't do as its shown. Never.

Live up all times to the part of being a good engineer.
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