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a58r(at)verizon.net
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 Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:05 pm Post subject: Parts Replacement |
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This is not Kolb-related except that it pertains to parts replacements.
In '65 I started a new job at old Collins Radio Co. as director of
Factory Repair & Modification Div. Arthur Collins was still there,
running the whole dang factory out of his roll top desk. He promptly
summoned me for what became The Reading of the Tablets (Moses style).
His main, and stern, directive was: Every repair and/or modification
was to end with the "radio" (all boxes were called radios, regardless
of their use...autopilots, OBS heads, etc) looking and operation like
new i.e., like it had just come from the production line! That was
all, no questions, just git 'er done.
Of course this was patently impossible, especially with the
constraints of charges and turn around time. Since Mr. Collins was
busy trying to get into the computer field, which cost him the
control of the company, he let me alone. After several attempts to
walk on water, go head-to-head with various airline bean counters and
maint. chiefs, I was able to slightly water-down The Edict whereby we
turned out the "radios" adhering to their advertised specs
("brochure" numbers) and with minor exterior blemishes (normal wear
and tear usage). This satisfied the airline customers, with the
possible exception of the ham radio guys who always complained about
the price.
This departure from the wholesale replacement of components, in many
cases that had many hours of good service left, did not lower the
quality of repair/modification, and lowered the cost dramatically.
However, used components which could have from hangar-queen boxes,
were never used in repair, regardless of the age of the radio. This
led to the establishment of another department, Department Zero,
whose job was to build out-of-production components. That's another
story, a very difficult problem, time and money-wise. Another time,
another story.
regards,
Bob N. FireFly 070 Old Kolb
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg/ronoy/
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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
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| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:23 am Post subject: Parts Replacement |
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departure from the wholesale replacement of components,
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quite right Bob. I have a friend who has built up a thriving automatic
gearbox replacement business on that principle. Gear boxes are stripped and
inspected against the original spec. If a part meets the spec it goes back
in. If it doesn`t it is replaced.
He now has the main agency a well known French make and does all their gear
boxes in the UK
Cheers
Pat
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Russ Kinne
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| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject: Parts Replacement |
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Pat
Glad someone's re-using parts but everyone has to be careful.
Recently a 500HP Caterpillar marine diesel was overhauled BY
CATERPILLAR, and threw a rod through the side of the crankcase at 95
hrs. Seems they re-used the connrod bolts because they looked fine --
metal fatigue doesn't show!
Russ
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On Mar 6, 2007, at 11:22 AM, pat ladd wrote:
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departure from the wholesale replacement of components,
i,
quite right Bob. I have a friend who has built up a thriving
automatic gearbox replacement business on that principle. Gear
boxes are stripped and inspected against the original spec. If a
part meets the spec it goes back in. If it doesn`t it is replaced.
He now has the main agency a well known French make and does all
their gear boxes in the UK
Cheers
Pat
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