Re: Abridged version - Alarm system transformer + power supply

[krw@xxxxxxxxx]

On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:36:07 -0700, Tony Hwang <dragon40@xxxxxxx>
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.

Clueless.  There is no difference.  There can't be.

>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.

He isn't any brighter than you are, then.

>How do we do logarithm,
>measuring decibel, how do we do all the high level math. in in.-lb.

Utter nonsense.  Electronics is mostly metric, but also uses base 2,
8, 16, and logarithms with base e.  I do this stuff daily, yet have no
problem doing woodworking in inch-feet and pounds.  Some of my tools
are metric.  No problem.  The calibration marks aren't normally
necessary anyway.  If they are, the conversion is trivial.

>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.

Who cares what you do?  Knock yourself out.  You've said nothing that
supports your asinine position.