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March 10th 04, 03:59 AM
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Jim Adney wrote:
. . . So I still don't think it's too much to ask that the most important data be printed out separately. Obviously, I don't tend to think like the military.... - ----------------------------------------------- Jim Adney Madison, WI 53711 USA ----------------------------------------------- While you've got a legitimate point, you've got to realize the function of the part number. If you're a technician servicing a piece of military gear, you replace a 20035942 *ONLY* with a 20035942, not *ANY* other capacitor, regardless of its value. To order a replacement, you put in a requisition for a 20035942. Now, it's vital to you that the capacitors in the stock bin or coming in from the supply system have 20035942 printed on them, but it's not important that the value is. The technician can find the value in the parts list in the manual and likely on the schematic. The stark fact is that the military supply system wasn't created and isn't maintained for the convenience of the ham who's working on surplus gear. You'll actually find this is true throughout the industry, with many ICs, for example, having only the customer's part numbers on them. Go to a flea market anywhere around here where I live, and you'll find lots of components with only Tektronix part numbers on them. You'll also find lots of folks locally who can tell you what they are, at least generically. I'm sure the same thing is true for HP and Palo Alto, Motorola and Phoenix, and so forth. It's not that you don't think like the military -- it's just that when they developed their stock system they didn't take into consideration the inconvenience it would cause you, me, and other hobbyists. Roy Lewallen, W7EL |
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