Re: Predictive failures

"John Larkin" <jjSNIPlarkin@highNONOlandtechnology.com> wrote in message
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On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:20:34 -0400, Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net>
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On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:16:04 -0700, John Larkin
<jjSNIPlarkin@highNONOlandtechnology.com> wrote:
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On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:19:00 -0400, Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net>
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:26:35 -0700, john larkin <jl@650pot.com> wrote:
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:03:23 -0400, Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net>
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:05:40 -0700, john larkin <jl@650pot.com> wrote:
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:41:57 -0400, Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net>
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:13:02 -0700, Don Y
<blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> wrote:
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Is there a general rule of thumb for signalling the likelihood of
an "imminent" (for some value of "imminent") hardware failure?
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I liked hiding out in the shaft alley. It was private and cool, that
giant shaft slowly rotating.

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Probably had a calming flowing water sound as well.

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Yes, cool and beautiful and serene after the heat and noise and
vibration of the engine room. A quiet 32,000 horsepower.
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It was fun being an electronic guru on sea trials of a ship full of
big hairy Popeye types. I, skinny gawky kid, got my own stateroom when
other tech reps slept in cots in the hold.
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Have you noticed how many lumberjack types are afraid of electricity?
That can be funny.

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Oh yes.  And EEs frightened by a 9-v battery.
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Joe Gwinn

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I had an intern, an EE senior, who was afraid of 3.3 volts.
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I told him to touch an FPGA to see how warm it was getting, and he
refused.
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That's what happens when they grow up having never accidentally touched the
top cap of a 40KG6A/PL519
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