A couple of years ago my wife dropped her digital camera in a parking lot at a wedding we were attending. The camera would turn on, but it complained that there was no memory card. When we got back home, I opened it up to find that a surface mount dual transistor that controls power to the memory card had come loose. I thought it strange that this was the problem, considering how rugged SM usually is. After a lot of research, I was able to find out what the part was and get a replacement. (NOT, of course from the camera manufacturer.. they would only sell me the completed board at a cost exceeding the price I had originally paid for the entire camera!). Works fine again now.
Daun -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hal Murray Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 2:30 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Question for the cesium nuts. > That reminds me of a tester I got to see while I was working on a > project for Motorola at one of their ALT (accelerated life test) labs. > This was for testing durability of cell phones. The tester basically > was a pendulum that was about three feet high. At the base, you placed > the PUT (phone under test), and you pulled the pendulum up to a > specified angle and let it go. It would swing down and whack the > phone across the room into a target. Amazing what they'll handle! My digital camera died recently. (Well, it was killed. I gave it a bath in salt water when I miss-judged a wave at the ocean.) I went to the local brick and mortar camera store to get a replacement. After I told the guy what I was interested in, he brought out several possibilities. He dropped one of them on the floor from normal hand/chest height. It was still working after he picked it up. I forget the brand, but somebody was willing to put their reputation on the line. -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
