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Analyze equipment performance records to assess equipment functioning.
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Fill machines with toners, inks, or other duplicating fluids.
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Test new systems to ensure that they are in working order.
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Align, adjust, or calibrate equipment according to specifications.
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Calibrate testing instruments.
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Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming.
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Lay cable and hook up electrical connections between machines, power sources, and phone lines.
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Disassemble machines to examine parts, such as wires, gears, or bearings for wear or defects, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.
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Update existing equipment, performing tasks such as installing updated circuit boards or additional memory.
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Train new repairers.
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Test components or circuits of faulty equipment to locate defects, using oscilloscopes, signal generators, ammeters, voltmeters, or special diagnostic software programs.
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Maintain records of equipment maintenance work or repairs.
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Complete repair bills, shop records, time cards, or expense reports.
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Read specifications, such as blueprints, charts, or schematics, to determine machine settings or adjustments.
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Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts.
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Travel to customers' stores or offices to service machines or to provide emergency repair service.
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Install and configure new equipment, including operating software or peripheral equipment.
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Enter information into computers to copy programs from one electronic component to another or to draw, modify, or store schematics.
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Operate machines to test functioning of parts or mechanisms.
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Assemble machines according to specifications, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.
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Repair, adjust, or replace electrical or mechanical components or parts, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering or welding equipment.
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Converse with customers to determine details of equipment problems.
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Clean, oil, or adjust mechanical parts to maintain machines' operating efficiency and to prevent breakdowns.
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Reinstall software programs or adjust settings on existing software to fix machine malfunctions.
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Maintain parts inventories and order any additional parts needed for repairs.