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Re: [PHOTOS] Lexington Ave. el |
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Posted by Bill West on Sat May 30 16:35:27 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] Lexington Ave. el, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sat May 30 15:23:05 2020. We had a subassembly that used plug in relays for serviceability. When I did a review of the design I found that specifying a plug-in base on the relay and providing a socket for it each cost more than the relay itself. After a redesign the subassembly cost less than half of the previous models and one version replaced 3 previous ones. It was impossible to justify quick reparability at that stage and this was all with made in America parts. The new design actually could be repaired with a soldering iron but it was just too cheap to tie up an electrician's time. A throw away approach isn't nice but it did use significantly less material resources.Bill |
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