Update: My old way of labeling test leads was a mess | Avionics Technicians

Amy Adams · 2026-04-02T02:00:15.301262+00:00

I used to just wrap a bit of tape around them and scribble with a marker, but after mixing up a 5V and 28V line during a King Air autopilot check, I bought a Brady labeler. How do you guys keep your bench leads sorted?

wendy_jackson6mo ago

Honestly, that tape-and-marker method sounds perfectly fine to me.

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iris5746mo ago

Wendy, tape and marker is not fine. The ink smears and the adhesive fails over time, especially near heat. That's how you get unreadable labels or ones that fall off inside a panel. A labeler with proper vinyl tape is the only reliable method.

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the_john6mo ago

Good lord, mixing up 5V and 28V on a King Air? That's a serious wake-up call. A proper labeler is a smart move for safety, not just neatness.

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the_james6mo ago

Ever think about the legal side of a bad label?

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