Shoutout to the guy at the supply house who said to always carry a spare coax barrel

Heard him telling a new guy this while I was grabbing parts in Phoenix. He said a simple barrel connector saved his whole day when a wall plate fitting broke. I thought it was overkill until my own fitting cracked on a job yesterday. Had one in my bag and fixed it in two minutes. What other small parts do you guys always keep on hand?

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tessa_hunt422mo ago

Remember those little plastic outlet spacers? My buddy laughed at me for keeping a handful in my glove box. Then he called me from a job last winter, mad because a wonky old box was sunk too deep and the cover plate wouldn't catch. He had to drive all the way back to the shop. I just smiled and asked if he needed me to drop some spacers by.

dakotaellis2mo ago

Wasn't that a box extension ring, not just a spacer?

corar782mo ago

That's the kind of small item that seems useless until it's the ONLY thing holding up a job. Read a forum post once where a guy used a stack of pennies in a pinch, but the plastic spacers are the right tool. Always pays to have a few on hand.