On 5/24/07, Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Citing examples of consumer-grade electronics failing often negate > the original assumption of properly and correctly designed with decent > components. Take a piece of aircraft avionics.... they live in a > *horrible* environment with heat/cold/vibration/shock/corrosion and last > literally for decades. The failures are almost always mechanical, not > electrical, and are due to the bad environment.
Having helped change avionics, and seen what these components cost, any company that designed consumer products to this standard would be a small niche player, or out of business. I remember almost falling over when I was told the cost of the fuel flow transducer on a PT6 engine. Also aircraft have more stringent regular maintenance checks than do consumer products. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
