[email protected] said: > What they do is buy good parts, use really skilled people and > consistent processes, check everything 20 times (and how many times > did we look at each solder joint), test the bejeebers out of the box > at many stages, put a couple thousand hours on to get past infant > mortality issues, and hope for the best.
I think you missed a critical step. When something breaks, a group of very smart people carefully analyze the event in case they can find an interesting pattern. How many other important steps have I overlooked? > This is a somewhat conservative approach, which is why Mars rovers > with a requirement for 90 day life are still going some 6 years later. Go rovers! http://bobpark.physics.umd.edu/WN08/wn032808.html It's really neat to have a successful project like that happen occasionally. -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
