[time-nuts] Thunderbolt accuracy...??

Magnus Danielson magnus at rubidium.dyndns.org
Sun Dec 21 00:44:17 UTC 2008


Edwin B. Walker skrev:
> I wonder if companies don't junk equipment because "electrolytic capacitors 
> last years not decades" Does this  make sense?

No. Details like that does not comes into play. If the quality of the 
gear does not match the specs, the manufacturer gets a serious problems 
so they choose components accordingly. They kick the manufacturer around 
or they choose another if worse comes to worse. Shifting out systems is 
a much bigger thing. It is about being able to provide the needed 
services, ensuring the revenue stream. Shifting out old systems can also 
release frequency spectrum for new more efficient services. This may be 
at the control of the spectrum authority.

So issues like poor capacitors does not really come up. Telco runs quite 
a different ship than consumer PCs. Way different.

Cheers,
Magnus




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