Re: Abridged version - Alarm system transformer + power supply

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

On 11/29/2013 7:48 PM, krw@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:16:42 -0600, The Daring Dufas
> <the-daring-dufas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On 11/29/2013 5:57 PM, krw@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> 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.
>>>
>>
>> I watched a documentary about the modern British Navy where they were
>> using yards for the ship's guns but the ground troupes were using
>> meters. I'm going to guess that all the naval artillery tables and
>> calculations would have to be redone to convert to metric. I remember
>> that the older ships have mechanical computers to calculate trajectories
>> and it would be quite a chore to refit those old ships. ^_^
>
> Note that the Navy also uses nautical miles for surface distance (and
> yards for torpedoes).  All of the conversions are trivial for the few
> times they're necessary.  Certainly easier than the entire service
> changing.  The same is true for domestic use of FPS.  With calculators
> and computers, it's even more true.
>
>

You can't teach an old Swabby new tricks. Perhaps the reprogramming of a
sailor's brain is more difficult? ^_^

TDD