Re: Abridged version - Alarm system transformer + power supply

[krw@xxxxxxxxx]

On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 21:15:10 -0600, The Daring Dufas
<the-daring-dufas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>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? ^_^

Perhaps, when things get tense and lives are on the line, you want
training to take over and actions to be automatic.