Re: Abridged version - Alarm system transformer + power supply

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

On 11/28/2013 11:36 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
> The Daring Dufas wrote:
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
> Hi,
> I grew up with Metric system. And I had to learn imperial system quick.
> Only problem with Imperial system is poor accuracy. My BIL was air force
> Kiwi constructing air base, designing pipe lines, oil storage tanks,etc.
> Here we live in oil country, pipe lines criss cross
> every where. He mentioned once difficulty in maintaining tight tolerance
> with inch-pound units vs. metric.  How do we do logarithm,
> measuring decibel, how do we do all the high level math. in in.-lb.
> After converting to Metric I guess. I was a radio repairman for
> field artillery unit in the service. We used Metric.  Kids here learn in
> Metric. Hospitals use Metric. Speed road signs are all Metric, etc.

The U.S. military went metric for most things many years ago. I remember
the TV reports from Vietnam where soldiers were describing the distance
of some event in meters. Personally, I like The Metric System. I can
almost look at a bolt head and pick the proper metric socket. ^_^

TDD