What great advice to be given right at the beginning of your career as a technician John_Bradley, hats off to Billy Lester:)
Thinking about it, I'd imagine this advice has never been so important given the rate of product and technology development.
Thank you for passing this on, I am sure there would are young techs in these forums that can also benefit from this advice.
I had a mentor when I first entered lift truck repair business, he taught me more than just how to repair lifts he taught to share the knowledge with others that's one reason I joined this site and he always told me to
Take any service call I could even if I'd never seen that type of unit and to take any training that I could and to learn electrics.I was the service trainer at a dealership for 25 years
I retired after 45 years in the business
He also always told me trust in yourself
And your instincts. He was a great guy and a
Top notch tech ,gas , diesel or electric
Rest in peace Billy Lester