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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Fri Sep 21 2001 - 13:47:08 EDT
In a message dated 09/18/2001 12:41:14 AM Atlantic Daylight Time,
writes:
> I've
> seen PLENTY of failures caused by pushing components to, or
> past their limits. I'm NOT likely to fall into that trap.
>
The parts most likely to fail in most electronics are the parts that get the
hottest. They are also likely to be the most expensive, because they are
larger, so they are most likely targets for cost trimming. This combination
results in a part that is often too small compared to the heat it needs to
dissipate resulting in an elevated temperature and therefore the shortest
life in the machine.
I've thought that was done so that electronics gear would just make it by the
warrantee period and then make the owner buy a new one. How they gonna make
any money if they only sell us one of each gizmo?
But I suspect the true answer is that we do it to ourselves by giving
purchase price too high a priority in our buying decisions.
Norm
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