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Have you given much though to the idea that parts which are inexpensive and shelf stable could just be bulked up? Long lifetime won't save you from parts that
by nullc 2y ago
Have you given much though to the idea that parts which are inexpensive and shelf stable could just be bulked up? Long lifetime won't save you from parts that just get damages from wear and tear.
For something like a keyboard, it might be better to have a box of spares, rather than trying to build for 53 years of use and abuse... just as an example.
- kragen 2y agoyeah, it might be a reasonable choice for mechanical parts like keyswitches and hinges. i think keyswitches with a wearout life of a billion cycles keyswitches isn't infeasible either, but testing them to verify the cycle life could be challenging