On Mar 31, 7:19*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On Mar 31, 3:23 pm, John H wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:35:41 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
With my Keys trip cancelled, I decided to come into work and do a
couple experiments I'd been putting off. *MY GOD, I just did $10,000
of damage to something by not paying attention. *I am going home.

Sorry about that. Bad news is bad news.
--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

I have done some stupid things before and this one makes it into the
Top 10 for me. *I knocked the end cap off an x-ray detector by hitting
it with the door of an electron microscope. *We know the cost to fix
these because we have another that has been boxed up since November
waiting till I can find $9000 to fix it (we got the estimate). *On the
plus side, it is better that it happens to me than to happen to a
customer. *This is an experimental product and we have not sold any
yet. *Re-design time I think.

Harry claims to have a mechanical engineering degree, I'm sure he's
full of great ideas for you!