---
title: "Identify a part and spot installation mistakes from a photo · Lenexa Learn"
description: "One person sent ChatGPT a photo to find out what a piece of hardware was called. It also spotted that the cables had been put in backwards."
url: https://www.lenexa.ai/learn/use-cases/identify-a-part-and-spot-installation-mistakes-from-a-photo/
site: "Lenexa Learn"
---

Life Admin & Home

# Identify a part and spot installation mistakes from a photo

One person sent ChatGPT a photo to find out what a piece of hardware was called. It also spotted that the cables had been put in backwards.

## Steps

1. Take a clear, well-lit photo.
2. Ask what the part is and whether anything looks wrong.
3. Check with a professional before you change anything.

## Prompt you can copy

```
What is this part in my photo, and does anything look installed wrong or unsafe?
```

## Tools

- ChatGPT

For Individuals, Trades. Added October 12, 2026.

## Source

[hn](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40930322) · July 2024

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