When they changed the name of our engineering fitters to technicians, hammers became tapometers.

Many moons ago I started my apprenticeship as a fitter, half way through I was "Forced" to do an electrical ONC, and so became a "Technician".

Fitters are not mechanics - they need no knowledge of electrical rubbish.
Mechanics are not fitters - they are unlikely to be making parts from raw materials, as opposed to building assemblies from parts.

Mechanics became Technicians in my mind when cars went from two fuses, a dynamo and hard wired switches, to fuse boxes, multiple relays, and 1000s of yards of wire in a single vehicle.

Just my humble opinion

All three are time-served skilled artisans due the respect they have earned. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
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These days you need to put the right pH water in the windscreen reservoir. Then it's heated so the car doesn't spit the dummy! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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BossBob wrote:

When they changed the name of our engineering fitters to technicians, hammers became tapometers.

A 'FBH' is the perfect tool for making 'minor adjustments.' Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

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"FBH" the workshop name for a persuader, also the initials of the words often used when you hit part of yourself with said tool.

J

Shouldn’t be able to buy a 4x4 without a spare!