As a supplier of components, it was often true that it was difficult to
get designed in with a sole sourced device, but that "rule" was violated
over and over again. Sometimes customers were blindsided by design
engineers who somehow sneaked sole sourced devices into their system
(not every
Not being a hardware guy I may be a bit confused, but my vague
memory from the 1980s, is that manufacturers of that era would
not use a part that didn't have a second source. This and other
posts indicate that this policy no longer exists. Too bad. It
might help with all kinds of supply
I used to do the same thing. If we had somehow gotten a customer
dependent upon a part that was virtually impossible to make, and if he
promised not to design it into any new products, and if his volume
requirements were limited enough, I would just have my folks make a
special run and give
Continuing the OT parade, I have one.
When I first joined the ASIC team at Western Digital I was assigned to
complete a SCSI interface chip and get it into manufacturing. It was a
design that they had decided not to produce... except for the fact that one
frisky salesman sold it to an passenger
My experience with lifetime buys was at HP/Agilent. They would only do
such a buy when the manufacturer announced a part discontinuance. You
then figure out how many parts you need for the expected product
lifetime plus spares for future repairs and buy that many to put in stores.
It's a
It is dependent on scale, David. The USAF flies large fleets of a
number of different A/C and has in-place materiel warehousing and
distribution facilities. They also have extensive records on
"requirements," the failure rate of components. So, for them, and some
civilian A/C maintenance
On 3/7/2020 12:34 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> I check my e-mail several times a day. And I check my SPAM filter
>> once every day. In the world we live in, nothing is perfect.
>
> Same here.
Having had a career that ran on messaging and memos starting from the
telegram, Telex and TWX eras, I do
That makes zero sense.
What are you going to make a "Lifetime Buy" on? A synth? A front
panel? A tuner? You might as well buy a second (or third) rig since
you don't have a clue what might fail in the future, and if you buy all
those things separately (or worse yet the individual
Great post Wes
73 Craig AC0DS
> On 10, Mar2020, at 9:40 PM, Wes wrote:
>
> Before I retired the second time I was managing a small group of components
> engineers. Several of my guys worked full time on parts obsolescence issues.
> "Lifetime buys" sound like a good idea until you run
Before I retired the second time I was managing a small group of components
engineers. Several of my guys worked full time on parts obsolescence issues.
"Lifetime buys" sound like a good idea until you run up against the procurement
and QC people. Try managing inventory of pricey Mil-spec
Of course you can. Both.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.XMC68000.TRS0&_nkw=MC68000&_sacat=0
On 3/7/2020 5:02 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> See if you can find a Moto 68000 replacement for your old Mac. [:=)
I'll bet that you can still find a 6146 tube for 100-watt class amplifiers!
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402
>From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton
Hi Lee,
We definitely do! :-)
If you emailed later on Friday afternoon or over the weekend, their response
can be delayed on Mondays as they work their way through the weekend backlog.
Also our CS team was hit hard by the seasonal flu (-not- the Corona virus..)
the last two weeks and was
Exactly Jim. Elecraft had to discontinue their 60 meter adapter
(K60XV) for the K2 as a key part is no longer available, and it would
require a major board change to continue providing the same
functionality. Evidently they no longer sell enough of that option
to make it fiscally possible.
And there is a Murphy corollary that basically says: "If the part is
stockpiled, it won't be the part that is needed."
Rick NK7I
On 3/7/2020 12:46 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 3/7/2020 11:15 AM, Alan wrote:
Just as we were ready to go into production the part was
discontinued. I had to scramble
You can always emulate the US Department of Defense if you'd like ...
it's called a "Lifetime Buy." When the airplane builder's contract
finally ends and he no longer is required to stock parts, the engineers
and logistics folks decide on the further lifetime of the airplane fleet
and buy
The coronavirus is severely limiting what parts companies are getting out
of China right now.
Tom k2bew
On Sat, Mar 7, 2020, 15:47 Jim Brown wrote:
> On 3/7/2020 11:15 AM, Alan wrote:
> > Just as we were ready to go into production the part was discontinued.
> > I had to scramble to figure out
On 3/7/2020 11:15 AM, Alan wrote:
Just as we were ready to go into production the part was discontinued.
I had to scramble to figure out some other means to perform the function
(which meant a PC board turn).
Yes, and for Elecraft, that's a significant expense for a vintage
product. The
On 3/7/2020 11:17 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
I check my e-mail several times a day. And I check my SPAM filter once
every day. In the world we live in, nothing is perfect.
Same here.
73, Jim K9YC
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Elecraft mailing list
Home:
I called Elecraft Support yesterday morning. They returned the call
yesterday afternoon.
73 -- Lynn
On 3/7/20 11:17 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
I check my e-mail several times a day. And I check my SPAM filter once
every day. In the world we live in, nothing is perfect.
73
Bob, K4TAX
I check my e-mail several times a day. And I check my SPAM filter once
every day. In the world we live in, nothing is perfect.
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 3/7/2020 1:04 PM, Hisashi T Fujinaka wrote:
On Sat, 7 Mar 2020, Jim Brown wrote:
On 3/7/2020 10:42 AM, W6IPA . wrote:
It seems also that stock
On 3/7/20 10:52 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
Manufacturers live in the real world, and can only buy parts that are
manufactured by other companies. When those other companies
discontinue a part, alternative sources must be found, and that
sometimes isn't easy,
Some years ago when I worked for HP,
On Sat, 7 Mar 2020, Jim Brown wrote:
On 3/7/2020 10:42 AM, W6IPA . wrote:
It seems also that stock is drying up on K3/K3S parts - and I wonder if
this is temporary or a sign that the legendary upgradability of K3 or K3S
is over.
Manufacturers live in the real world, and can only buy parts
On 3/7/2020 10:42 AM, W6IPA . wrote:
It seems also that stock is drying up on K3/K3S parts - and I wonder if
this is temporary or a sign that the legendary upgradability of K3 or K3S
is over.
Manufacturers live in the real world, and can only buy parts that are
manufactured by other
It seems also that stock is drying up on K3/K3S parts - and I wonder if
this is temporary or a sign that the legendary upgradability of K3 or K3S
is over.
W6IPA/jc
On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 10:30 AM Leroy Buller wrote:
> Does Elecraft still have a support department or have they all move to K4
>
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