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zsmith3rd(at)earthlink.ne
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 Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:51 am Post subject: Bungee comment |
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All,
My ZAC-supplied bungee spent the night with the Hangar Dog. This was early in the project (five years ago).
He only chewed on one side of it, but I ordered a replacement from Spruce anyway.
Same 1080 Part Number, different material diameter, and, different overall diameter when held side-by-side.
Not much difference, but certainly noticeable.
The original had never been installed, so the comparision was "valid".
Point is, these are not rocket-science items......Graduate Engineers are not doing the assembly at the bungee factory. There may well be "equal opportunity" employees and rejects from the Chicago Lighthouse for the Stupid actually cutting up big rubber bands and making bungees.......there may be more than just small variations in the process from one batch to the next. You get what you pay for with minimum wage workers.
Obviously this may not be politically correct.....however, the final determination of what is or is not safe rests with the builder/PIC. That be me. This isn't intended to bash bungee manufacturers, just another look at what may be preceived as an airframe problem when it could just as well be the difference in replacement bungees.
Bring out the flame throwers!!
Regards,
Zed/701/R912/90+%/do not archive/the usual,etc
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:39 am Post subject: Bungee comment |
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I wish I could get some minimum wage workers.
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