Re: Radio Shack?

Karl Uppiano wrote:

You don't think they would test the product before placing it in service?
Acceptance testing should find the problem long before it leaves the plant,
and certainly before any rocket mistakenly crashes into a suburb. I think
you're having trouble distinguishing between two hugely different scenarios:


Of course they were tested. At the board level, the module level,
unit level, with full documentation, test and QC stamps. Then they were
shipped to NASA where it was tested before going into their inventory,
periodic testing while in long term storage, and again before a launch.


Still, if any unit failed and people died, every piece of paper back
to the first purchase order would have to be provided, and anyone who
worked on the equipment may be investigated. Our reputation was good
enough that they told us what they needed. We quoted, and built to
spec. One unit was in service over 30 years with NO service. The only
downtime was a few hours when NASA had to shut power down to do repairs
to that facility.

Few companies do that level of work, and it was damn hard to find
qualified techs, because most have the same attitude seen in these
newsgroups of "Good Enough" "Who Gives a ***" or "Big Deal". its no
wonder that the electronics industry is dying in first world countries.


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Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
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