The $4,500 “Savings”: Why a Mining Fleet’s Cheaper J1939 Cable Cost a Week of Downtime
You’re finalizing the Bill of Materials. The line item for the J1939 backbone cable shows a choice: the standard version, and the shielded variant with a $1.50 per meter premium. Over a 3,000-meter production run, that’s a $4,500 saving on paper. The procurement team highlights it as a win. I’ve sat in that design review. Six months later, I […]