Production is down, the clock’s ticking, and people are nervously pacing about as they wait for you to finish connecting the motor. But you dropped a solderless connector and it rolled to some point unknown. You sheepishly say, “I’ve got to go back to the shop.”
A transient took out the ballasts in three overhead lighting units. Unfortunately, they are over a work area that’s on a tight deadline. Replacing the ballasts takes time, because you’ve got to rewire each one. That not only means individually connecting each lead of the ballast but also locking out and tagging out the branch circuit. The whole area is dark, except for your portable work light. People aren’t happy that they can’t work and you’re taking so long.
How could you have avoided these two situations in the first place?
The solution to both situations, and many similar ones, is to install quick disconnects whenever you’re making wiring connections (such as when completing these repairs).