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It's always impressive to see somebody try to build something that lasts, and succeed. It's even rarer to see such a thing in consumer electronics. I'm current
by beloch 7y ago
It's always impressive to see somebody try to build something that lasts, and succeed. It's even rarer to see such a thing in consumer electronics.
I'm currently sitting in the same room as a Bryston amplifier that, according to it's date code, was manufactured in late 1998. That means it's almost 21 years old and just 1 year off warranty. It's been switched on for most of those 21 years but still works great and has never been serviced. Even more surprisingly, it's not obsolete. It's currently hooked up to a 2018 receiver.
I'd love to see somebody do tear-downs of devices like this and explain how their construction takes longevity into consideration without resorting to the same extremes as NASA (e.g. X-raying caps).
- WalterBright 7y agoI run my Carver amplifier, bought new in 1981, every day all day. That's 38 years of near constant use!
- beloch 7y agoDamn! Take that NES!
- mrguyorama 7y agoLooks at 90's automotive ECUs. Most still work fine 25ish years later. The way you do it is overspec things, design defensively, and make system controls super conservative. A fun example of this is if you look at information for modern automatic transmissions, they have pre-figured and pre-programmed "limp"/failsafe modes that can usually provide you with about half of the gearing of a fully functional transmission no matter what breaks internally