Re: Abridged version - Alarm system transformer + power supply

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

On 11/28/2013 5:10 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
> The Daring Dufas wrote:
>> On 11/28/2013 11:38 AM, krw@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:11:27 -0600, The Daring Dufas
>>> <the-daring-dufas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/28/2013 9:37 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
>>>>> On 11/28/2013 12:13 AM, The Daring Dufas wrote:
>>>>>> On 11/27/2013 10:29 PM, micky wrote:
>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>> Didn't I hear they are made in China, and imported by
>>>>> Walmart. Clinton sold them the technology, during his
>>>>> campaign.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nope, NASA actually used some Russian rocket motors. ^_^
>>>>
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZnYr94aa9E
>>>
>>> Because the US government is incapable of doing anything, anymore.
> Hmmm,
> Not using metric system is another possible reason getting beaten by
> Russians at the start line.

All my measuring instruments are marked with metric units but my brain
hasn't been totally converted into metric. ^_^

TDD