Next message: Eric Thompson: "lv-ab: Designing for failure"
Electronics run on smoke. If the smoke gets out they stop working
wrote:
>
> 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.
>
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