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Without pronouncing any judgement (as if there are any options here) just commenting on technical side, I wonder, given the age of the design, if the original c
by trhway 4y ago
Without pronouncing any judgement (as if there are any options here) just commenting on technical side, I wonder, given the age of the design, if the original components weren't available anymore, and somebody just substituted the stuff with whatever closest was available. That reminds about how at the end of the 1990ies some electronics components sent to the space station Mir to make repairs were "sourced" from a large flea market in St.Petersburg ("Avtovo" for who knows/remembers, had a large electronics and computer section).
- bityard 4y agoWhen repairing military avionics, you have to use the exact parts approved by the military from sources supplied by the military. The government works very hard to make sure that parts for its aircraft are available, even if they are expensive. If the parts aren't available then you simply can't repair the unit without some sort of arduous waiver process. Anything else is a breach of contract at best.
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- melq 4y agoMilitary contractors don't run down to radioshack when they're low on transistors.
- aaaaaaaaata 4y agoThey would if Radio Shack carried such stuff anymore
- p_l 4y agoSometimes they ransack ebay for specific complex chips though...
- CobaltFire 4y agoIn my previous life as an F/A-18 avionics technician I ordered from Mouser and Newark more than a few times when supply didn’t have the parts.