[Milsurplus] [Boatanchors] Micamold Recovery

[Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC via Milsurplus]

right on Mike. experiments are always interesting...that is how we learn  
things.
Ed#
 
 
In a message dated 6/4/2014 3:01:56 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org writes:

On  6/4/2014 5:29 PM, Jim Wilhite wrote:
> Some of us has already tried what  Dave is attempting with results that 
> were a lot less than stellar.  

And the capacitors are even older now, so the results of life testing  
the batch that initially passed his recent test screening will be even  
more interesting.

> While the process may work temporarily or  may work on a few, it is not 
> a cure for all of them.

I don't  believe Dave suggested anything like "a cure for all of them", 
but perhaps  I misunderstood his experimental goals.

>   So is  experience with the subject material considered "confirmation 
>  bias"?

It's not for me to judge.  It's something that only each  individual can 
assess about himself and his self perception of reality as  he sees it.  
Sometimes it leads to enlightenment, sometimes  entrenchment.  Either 
way, it's none of my business.

> I  don't think the results will be productive enough to follow the 
>  process and, even if it works on a few of the caps, then the problem 
>  has had a high probability of failure in a short period to time.
> I  tried this approach back in the mid-50s and it wasn't worth it to me.  

Aha!  The first sign of dire predictive failure! :-)    You'll notice I'm 
not suggesting eventual vindication by either  side.  I simply don't have 
a hypothesis dog in the fight.  For  those of you who do, God Bless, keep 
it clean.

> But whatever  floats the boat.

Completely agree.  (That's _my_ bias  showing...heh, heh...)

- Mike  KC4TOS

>  -----Original Message-----
>
> Exactly right, Robert.  We see  other examples of this "confirmation
> bias", and even when someone  offers to do some work in checking out a
> hypothesis, the bias then  prompts the opponents of either side to turn
> to dire predictions of  failure or  vindication.

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