Re: Abridged version - Alarm system transformer + power supply

[krw@xxxxxxxxx]

On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 06:11:41 -0600, The Daring Dufas
<the-daring-dufas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>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.

"klicks".  I could be wrong but believe the Navy still uses yards for
gunnery, though.  hey did fairly recently, anyway.

>Personally, I like The Metric System. I can
>almost look at a bolt head and pick the proper metric socket. ^_^

I don't have any issues with metric but it's just not the big deal
that the whiners keep saying that it is.  I can spot fractional heads,
too (I used to be a lot better when I did it more).  There really
isn't all that much difference.  It just takes a little education. The
cost of switching isn't worth the price, though.