Re: Abridged version - Alarm system transformer + power supply

[The Daring Dufas <the-daring-dufas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/27/2013 10:29 PM, micky wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 03:09:17 +0000 (UTC), Danny D'Amico
> <danny@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 27 Nov 2013 08:33:11 -0800, doug wrote:
>>
>>> My alarm stopped working
>>> I replaced the transformer
>>> Now it works again
>>
>> I was working on the main circuit breaker panel, and,
>> 0. I shut off the 200A service & the generator kicked in.
>> 1. The alarm complained with a loud beeeeeep until I shut off the generator.
>> Next day ...
>> 2. My alarm stopped working
>> 3. I replaced the transformer
>> 4. Now it works again but without battery backup
>> 5. I will replace the battery
>> 6. And I will replace the battery protection board
>>
>> Then I'll be done!
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>
> That *is* a coincidence.
>
> Today during non-fire testing, one of the three main rockets on the
> Titan booster tested bad.  During a lull in the rain, our crew of
> sixteen technicians, unbolted the rocket and replaced it with a spare.
> It took 143 minutes and they finished just before the rain started
> again.
>
> The new engine tested well in situ, and the Thanksgiving launch of the
> first Turkey in Space is scheduled to launch Thursday at 10AM EST as
> planned.    If I may quote you, "Now it works again".
>
> Mickey,
>
> Chief Engineer, NASA John F. Kennedy Manned Spacecraft Center, Cape
> Canaveral, Florida.
>
> "America, First in Space"
>

I thought we were using leftover Russian moon rocket engines? ^_^

TDD