Re: Lead-free Solder ( continued ... )


"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Ron(UK)" wrote:

Oh absolutely, but I don't agree with opening up an item of equipment
unnecessarily unless I`m sure that there`s an impending problem. We all
know the most common failings in our individual fields and I`ll go round
the usual suspects simply as part of the overall repair if only to help
insure against a bounce from a problem unrelated to the original fault.

I certainly wouldn`t advertise such a service. Imagine, every tiny
thing that goes wrong from then on would be 'my fault' and obviously
would be under guarantee! (forever!)


No one said that "Routine maintenance" is "Free maintenance". I
started several "Routine maintenance" programs while in the US Army for
electronics equipment to reduce downtime.


That's a good point. Lots of things of course have routine maintenance -
your car or house furnace for instance. Also, thinking about it, I get lots
of items in for repair with "please service" on the repair ticket. We all
know that in most cases that we get such a request, there's going to be very
little in there that can be 'serviced', but I suppose that doesn't stop us
pulling the lid off anyway, just to look ...

I guess that the difference with your army kit, or a furnace or car, is that
a need for some routine service work has been shown and proven, and that
makes it of genuine benefit. Because a routine maintenance program is the
norm for items like this in the civilian world, it is perfectly normal for
car repair shops to offer "10,000 mile service for $x" or for a plumber /
heating engineer to offer "annual furnace service $y". In the case of the
army electronics gear, I'm guessing that it's a combination of taking care
of known issues with the kit, which probably spawned the need for the
program in the first place, and 'belt and braces', to ensure that the kit is
ready for full active service when needed ...

Arfa




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