OK, now I'm pissed!

[JSE]

If he's moving to Texas he has to keep the broke TV and just sit a 13" on top of it. Mark in TX should be like the sequel to My Cousin Vinnie.

I think I'm offended?

[pixelthis]

They do WHAT? So you're saying they design a set so a carbon resistor will wear out at the same time an op amp does? Good grief! You were a cop, now you're a security guard in a hospital, but you know for a fact that all the components in a TV are (as best as the engineers can do) designed to wear out at the same time? You're kooky!

what the FRICK do you do at TI?
Change out light bulbs?
You know absolutely NOTHING about putting a modern industrial device together.
Marketing, right? You're one of the useless eaters?
ITS industrial engineering 101, when you design something, be it a 747 or a four slot toaster, you engineer it to last a certain time.
If a part of that device lasts longer, then you're wasting money, because it will still have LIFE left when you throw away the device.
So you get a cheaper part, one that will last about as long as the rest of the device.
the JAPANESE , with the most modern equipment, are best at this.
They design their cars to last ten years.
When a japanese car starts to wear out everything wears out at once.
Whenever anything is built it is first designed, and a major part of that design is testing every part to see how long they last.
Its not perfect, but you seldom find a part in a discarded piece of gear with much more life in it.
the TV mentioned by op in this thread is eight years OLD, guarentee ya if he gets it fixed
something else will break, either because of changed electrical values, or because the set is coming close to its designed life(probably ten years, common for tv sets).
ADD to the fact that its obsolete and its a no brainer to toss it.
As for waiting for 16:9 widescreen tv to become prevalent, hate to break the seal on your
time capsule to tell ya, but that is pretty much the case already
And for whatever 4:3 material left, streach mode or normal for purists is available.
But these days its mostly wide screen.
BASEBALL, a local newscast, just about all of primetime, its all wide these days

[GMichael]

what the FRICK do you do at TI?
Change out light bulbs?
You know absolutely NOTHING about putting a modern industrial device together.
Marketing, right? You're one of the useless eaters?
ITS industrial engineering 101, when you design something, be it a 747 or a four slot toaster, you engineer it to last a certain time.
If a part of that device lasts longer, then you're wasting money, because it will still have LIFE left when you throw away the device.
So you get a cheaper part, one that will last about as long as the rest of the device.
the JAPANESE , with the most modern equipment, are best at this.
They design their cars to last ten years.
When a japanese car starts to wear out everything wears out at once.
Whenever anything is built it is first designed, and a major part of that design is testing every part to see how long they last.
Its not perfect, but you seldom find a part in a discarded piece of gear with much more life in it.
the TV mentioned by op in this thread is eight years OLD, guarentee ya if he gets it fixed
something else will break, either because of changed electrical values, or because the set is coming close to its designed life(probably ten years, common for tv sets).
ADD to the fact that its obsolete and its a no brainer to toss it.
As for waiting for 16:9 widescreen tv to become prevalent, hate to break the seal on your
time capsule to tell ya, but that is pretty much the case already
And for whatever 4:3 material left, streach mode or normal for purists is available.
But these days its mostly wide screen.
BASEBALL, a local newscast, just about all of primetime, its all wide these days

You must work for General Motors.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Not possible. My 2000 Firebird still runs.

(Later on, when I feel like it, I'm going to throw the acronym MTBF at him and see how hot his engine temp gets. )

[GMichael]

Not possible. My 2000 Firebird still runs.

It's not 10 yet.

[Rich-n-Texas]

So it'll be DEAD when it gets to 10 right? The alternator and the back seat are designed to break after ten years.

[Woochifer]

So it'll be DEAD when it gets to 10 right? The alternator and the back seat are designed to break after ten years.

Hmmm, then I must be driving a ghost ... my Acura's 15 years old ...

[Rich-n-Texas]

Hmmm, then I must be driving a ghost ... my Acura's 15 years old ...

You're risking catastrophy!

[JSE]

So it'll be DEAD The alternator and the back seat are designed to break after ten years.

What have you been doing in that back seat?

[GMichael]

Hmmm, then I must be driving a ghost ... my Acura's 15 years old ...

My Acura is 12 years old and has 190k miles on it. Then again, it's not a GM product.

[bobsticks]

What have you been doing in that back seat?

Hey, speaking of that were'd your multi-lingual girlfriend go Rich? You scare her off already?

[GMichael]

So it'll be DEAD when it gets to 10 right? The alternator and the back seat are designed to break after ten years.

Check your production date. It's usually on a label on the driver's door jam. Be sure not to drive your car on that date plus 10 years. Your wheels may fall off as you are driving.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Hey, speaking of that were'd your multi-lingual girlfriend go Rich? You scare her off already?

Who dat? Oh, you're talking about meowmix? She's married so...

<== Catsmeow

[Rich-n-Texas]

Check your production date. It's usually on a label on the driver's door jam. Be sure not to drive your car on that date plus 10 years. Your wheels may fall off as you are driving.

Already know it.

#6's connecting rod will break at the same time the rearview falls off.

[GMichael]

Already know it.

#6's connecting rod will break at the same time the rearview falls off.

Check the 5th & 8th digits of your vehicle ID number. If they match, then it will be your #3 connecting rod that will go first.

[bobsticks]

Check the 5th & 8th digits of your vehicle ID number. If they match, then it will be your #3 connecting rod that will go first.

It's true. I read it in Nostradamus.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Okay now I don't know what to do. If I replace ALL connecting rods, the new ones with the old bearings will cause the bearings to break, causing the piston to slap the valve, causing the rocker arm to shatter, bending the pushrod, collapsing the lifter, and causing the cam to snap. WTF man?!?!?!

And I'm not even mentioning what'll happen to the crankshaft.

Ah! Who cares? I'll be replacing the beast before 2010, and besides, internal combustion engines will be DEAD by then anyway.

[GMichael]

Are you guys being mean to me? It seems like you are being mean. If I find out that you guys are being mean, then I'm going to take my ball and go home.

[Rich-n-Texas]

So what was this thread about again?

[GMichael]

So what was this thread about again?

It's about................
































2 pages too long.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Mark's gonna be pissed!

Oh wait... He's already pissed ain't he?

[GMichael]

Mark's gonna be pissed!

That's it! That was the equation! Survival cancels out programming!

[Mr Peabody]

Pix said Japanese cars are designed for 10. GM is American, it's only designed for 3.

[Luvin Da Blues]

Okay now I don't know what to do. If I replace ALL connecting rods, the new ones with the old bearings will cause the bearings to break, causing the piston to slap the valve, causing the rocker arm to shatter, bending the pushrod, collapsing the lifter, and causing the cam to snap. WTF man?!?!?!

And I'm not even mentioning what'll happen to the crankshaft.

And that is why a true hot rodder builds from the ground up.

I didn't know engineering has evolved to a point where they design consumer products parts to wear out at the same time and still make it economically feasible but I do admit they are getting better.

Designers identify where the greatest wear or stresses are in a device is and quantify the importance of that part. Some parts are made to be changed out like wheel bearings, brake pads, fan belts etc. It's called maintenance.

Here I was going to open up a used car part business but what's the point knowing what I know now.

Did anyone see the show where they recycled about 95% of a 747. All parts were reused, rebuilt, refurbished and tested before being put back in service. Just saying that most of the parts far outlast the airframe.

Another example, and there is many, is the old Dodge Slant six, the body and interior were literally rotting off these cars and the motor kept on ticking. I wouldn't call that having all the parts wear out at the same time.

[Mr Peabody]

Dude, I had a 75 Duster with the slant 6, it had 216k miles on it. It might be still running today but I didn't know jack about cars and one winter the water system froze and ruined the motor. What i think happened is the previous owner had some kind of heating device on it which I never used and don't even know if it worked. I was always having problems with the radiator and water system. This moter was doing great up until that point though and the rear fenders were rusted through with not much left, some times the door handles stuck and if you didn't hit it on top so it fastened shut you could end up with your door flying open in a curve, I remember one time our brakes literally went out, thank God we were only on a side road in a neighborhood and rolled it to a stop after steering into a grassy spot. Why don't the U.S. build them like that any more? It's like we were building the great cars and just gave up and let foreign companies have it. That slant 6 could keep up with VW or Toyota in racking up the miles and still running. My wife had an old Bonneville with a 400 in it when I met her. This was a 70's tug boat. I'm not sure how many miles it had but it was plenty, this car looked like it had rolled through hell but as long as I kept oil in it and got electric to it that motor cranked every time. The poor car was offensive, it had the vinyl top all pealed off, rubber hanging from the bumper, the dash had a wide gap like it was about to fall in the floor. I had a 98 Malibu I kept until it was paid off, still low miles and sold it to my daughter, for nothing, she put some miles on it but once it started getting toward 100k it was like that thing was on self destruct. It makes what Pix say almost make sense. The thing is the Malibu wasn't supposed to even have a tune up until 100k. Is it the lack of American pride, our poor education system giving us low rent engineers or greed that's about run it's course into the ground?