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Old 4th Oct 2015, 02:26
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barit1
 
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Oh, barit1, just razzing you a bit
tdracer, what a sweetheart!

But seriously, I'm quite amazed at the progress of reliability statistics in electronics.

45 years ago, my boss was an ex-field rep on REALLY early, vacuum-tube controls on a turbojet. He said that after preliminary teething issues, and with the maintenance guys gaining experience, one chronic problem remained. And that problem was cables and connectors!
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