Steve,

No real experience here on this, however I can give 'dittos' to what Phil
says. Try telling someone that you have to do it different in this case
only, then sit back and wait for the proverbial to hit the fan in a few days
when you hear, .....but that is how we did it then...... It would be a lot
easier to go the opposite direction (normal=hi spec, temp=not so tight). I
can say that having multiple 'standards' in the same house is quite a
management challenge!!

Good Luck!!

Richard Hamilton
Clemar Mfg. / Rain Bird
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Crepeau [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 8:13 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [TN] Space Electronics...
>
> hi,
>
> here is my feeling about this (obviously).  it's very difficult to process
> parts in a factory where the requirements for some parts are significantly
> different than requirements for others.  i would suspect that the only way
> it would work would be if all parts were processed to the levels of the
> highest requirements.  this could be very, very painful.
>
> phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen R. Gregory [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 7:21 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] Space Electronics...
>
>
> Hi ya'll!
>
> Here where I work, we do a lot of hi-rel, military stuff. But we've
> recently
> got a bid package of twenty or so assemblies that go into satellites. We
> sat
> down and had a meeting about this business of whether or not we should
> pursue
> it...
>
> I voiced my concerns in that I don't think anybody really has a clue of
> what
> kind of massive undertaking this will be given the way that we do things
> now.
> "But Steve, we build hi-reliabilty assemblies now..." and my reply has
> been;
> "But you ain't seen nothing yet!, the process requirements that must
> followed
> to the letter, and the documentation trail that will go along with each
> and
> every board is going to be massive..."
>
> I don't have any first-hand experience building space hardware, but what
> little I've learned or heard about it, made such an impression on me that
> I
> know that it's not something that I would want to get into...
>
> Those of you that are into this stuff; am I over-reacting or what? Can
> your
> average contract assembly company (that does have experience with military
> electronics) jump into this? Some are poo-poo'ing me saying I'm sweating
> things too much...I don't think I am.
>
> -Steve Gregory-
>

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