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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by wonderwonder on Saturday June 25, 2022 @01:58PM (#31877294)
And after that you felt competent to do your own repairs? If so I know what I am doing the next few weekends.
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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by dev_tty01 on Saturday June 25, 2022 @02:19PM (#31877469)
I watched a lot of videos made by technicians and did a lot of reading. It doesn't take too long to study enough to get the basic certification, but that is not the whole story. I have done lots of electronic prototyping and test system creation, copper plumbing, etc., so I felt comfortable with tools and electro-mechanical systems. If your entire career has been behind a keyboard, you have a lot more than an hour of studying ahead of you.
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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by SoftTalker on Saturday June 25, 2022 @02:09PM (#31877389)
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think 80% of it boils down to "do not release refrigerant gas into the atmosphere"
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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by MerelyMortal on Saturday June 25, 2022 @02:22PM (#31877494)
You're not wrong.

The test does not cover how to do repairs or fix HVACs. I learned that elsewhere.

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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by MerelyMortal on Saturday June 25, 2022 @02:23PM (#31877503)
The test (and studying for the test) does not cover how to do repairs or fix HVACs. I learned that elsewhere.
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