Re: OT: Failure to communicate? Genesis

From: John Larkin (jjlarkin_at_highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com)
Date: 10/16/04 

Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 22:44:10 -0700

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 05:22:25 GMT, Fred Bloggs <nospam@nospam.com>
wrote:

>
>
>John Larkin wrote:
>> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 00:13:26 -0400, Spehro Pefhany
>> <speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/9932295.htm?1c
>>>
>>>I wonder if this was actually a first-angle-projection vs.
>>>third-angle-projection mixup..
>>>
>>>"Investigators report a likely reason Genesis' chutes did not open was
>>>a faulty design that had these switches improperly installed on a
>>>circuit board."
>>>
>>>http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/genesis/main/index.html
>>>http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/66943main_g_switch_hires.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>>Best regards,
>>>Spehro Pefhany
>>
>>
>> Incredible blunder!
>>
>> Which brings up the more general question: why are so many parts
>> symmetric?
>
>That package isn't symmetric- only one end is flanged. They don't show
>the circuit board- but it looks like a simple component outline in
>silkscreen should have minimized the chances of reverse assembly.
>

Geez, Fred, I didn't say that package was symmetric (although it is
obviously easy to mount backwards.) I introduced a "general question."
Why do you follow me around, biting at my ankles?

John

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