Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 12:15:47 +0200 From: "Robbert J. van Herksen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: 70CT working now! & Speaker issue
> -----Original Message----- > From: neil barnes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:48 > To: Libretto > Subject: Re: 70CT working now! & Speaker issue > I even fixed the controlled board on my hot water/central heating system > yesterday, after the expensive plumber told me what was supposed > to happen > in the boiler and recommended a new board at �200! > > Neil Hi there, Yep, problem is, that hardware factories FORCE these servicemen to replace the whole board. They don't allow you to modify/repair them on the component level. I used to fix huge shipping radars in the Persian Gulf in the 80's, and a good working radar was compulsory, otherwise Lloyds would not pay the bill in case of a big 'boooooom'. Moreover, a fully loaded oiltanker with SIXTY million dollars of cruse oil just can't wait a week for a new PCB to arrive (just calculate the daily interest on that value), so once I fixed a radar pcb on the component level. The shipping company (Shell) was really impressed with our fast (3 hours) engeneering skills, but later that year, that same PCB broke down on another faulty component, and they traced us (via the repair reports on board), and as a result WE had to pay the price of that board (4000 US$), because we modified it while still under warranty. >From that moment I just replaced a board for the smallest faults......... See?? Cheers Robbert ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
