[Boatanchors] New official acronym

[Bob Macklin]

The problem is that most service people don't have the special tools to
replace a SM IC. If they could even trouble shoot it to the component level.

It's like we did on the flightline in the 50's. We switched out BLACK BOXES
and the Field Maintenance shop replaced the bad part which was generally a
tube. I don't remember having to change a resistor or capacitor except as
part of a TO mod. Then we had to do it with a 200W American Beauty soldering
iron and a pair of "Lineman's" pliers!

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa,
"Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Revcom" <revcom at wbsnet.org>
To: "Ed Berbari" <eberbari at indy.rr.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] New official acronym


> Strange, was just talking about that very same problem no less than an
> hour ago with a young technician asking about a job.  It entailed "down
> to the component" skills and he wondered why.  All his current work is
> done with module replacment.  Said had some very large Tupperware
> tubs full of modules they carry for "fixing" things.  Only problem I
guess,
> they don't know what to do if the module does not cure outage.  Humm
> guess the '50s and '60s training might come back around.
>
> Rod
> K0EQH
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Berbari" <eberbari at indy.rr.com>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 6:09 PM
> Subject: [Boatanchors] New official acronym
>
>
> > One reason we all love our boatanchors is that we can get inside them,
fix
> > them, modify them, and give them the love that they need.  Parts are not
> yet
> > a major problem.
> >
> > I just read an article in the latest issue of the IEEE Spectrum
Magazine.
> > Seems that all of the modern stuff is causing great problems for the
> > military since they must keep warehouses full of no longer made
> components.
> > Part of the problem is that the military now uses a lot of commercial
> stuff
> > which leaves the market place fairly quickly.  The new acronym is DMSMS:
> > Diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages.
> >
> > Obviously not a problem for us!
> >
> > Ed, W9EJB
> >
> >
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