Care of equipment
OK, Now I am curious. Somebody pointed out my bad luck with equipment
in another thread and I am wondering if it is due to the way I treat my stuff. For example, my neighbor noticed that I leave my VHF and fishfinder/depthsounder on the console of my Tolman Skiff out in the rain all the time and said I should bring it inside. My thinking is that I bought them because they said "Submersible" so they should take being outside in Florida. I carry my handheld VHF and GPS around in my sail bag with some heavy tools and I throw it down into the cabin when I get aboard. Is this abuse or normal use? |
Care of equipment
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
... OK, Now I am curious. Somebody pointed out my bad luck with equipment in another thread and I am wondering if it is due to the way I treat my stuff. For example, my neighbor noticed that I leave my VHF and fishfinder/depthsounder on the console of my Tolman Skiff out in the rain all the time and said I should bring it inside. My thinking is that I bought them because they said "Submersible" so they should take being outside in Florida. I carry my handheld VHF and GPS around in my sail bag with some heavy tools and I throw it down into the cabin when I get aboard. Is this abuse or normal use? Not at all. The VHF and GPS are designed to take abuse worse than this. Next time use a hammer on them before you throw them down the stairs! LOL -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
Care of equipment
On Dec 2, 3:14 pm, "Capt. JG" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message ... OK, Now I am curious. Somebody pointed out my bad luck with equipment in another thread and I am wondering if it is due to the way I treat my stuff. For example, my neighbor noticed that I leave my VHF and fishfinder/depthsounder on the console of my Tolman Skiff out in the rain all the time and said I should bring it inside. My thinking is that I bought them because they said "Submersible" so they should take being outside in Florida. I carry my handheld VHF and GPS around in my sail bag with some heavy tools and I throw it down into the cabin when I get aboard. Is this abuse or normal use? Not at all. The VHF and GPS are designed to take abuse worse than this. Next time use a hammer on them before you throw them down the stairs! LOL -- "j" ganz Hmmm, sarcasm meter goes one way then the other and settles on zero, maybe its broke too. |
Care of equipment
"Frogwatch" wrote in message
... On Dec 2, 3:14 pm, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Frogwatch" wrote in message ... OK, Now I am curious. Somebody pointed out my bad luck with equipment in another thread and I am wondering if it is due to the way I treat my stuff. For example, my neighbor noticed that I leave my VHF and fishfinder/depthsounder on the console of my Tolman Skiff out in the rain all the time and said I should bring it inside. My thinking is that I bought them because they said "Submersible" so they should take being outside in Florida. I carry my handheld VHF and GPS around in my sail bag with some heavy tools and I throw it down into the cabin when I get aboard. Is this abuse or normal use? Not at all. The VHF and GPS are designed to take abuse worse than this. Next time use a hammer on them before you throw them down the stairs! LOL -- "j" ganz Hmmm, sarcasm meter goes one way then the other and settles on zero, maybe its broke too. Heh... sorry. Seriously though... I tend to treat my equipment gingerly in the hope that when I don't have that option, it still works. I cover my deck instruments, etc. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
Care of equipment
Frogwatch wrote:
OK, Now I am curious. *Somebody pointed out my bad luck with equipment in another thread and I am wondering if it is due to the way I treat my stuff. *For example, my neighbor noticed that I leave my VHF and fishfinder/depthsounder on the console of my Tolman Skiff out in the rain all the time and said I should bring it inside. *My thinking is that I bought them because they said "Submersible" so they should take being outside in Florida. The faults may not be in the VHF itself but in the wiring & connections leading to it. Especially the antenna I carry my handheld VHF and GPS around in my sail bag with some heavy tools and I throw it down into the cabin when I get aboard. *Is this abuse or normal use? I hope you're kidding. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
Care of equipment
On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 12:02:16 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote: OK, Now I am curious. Somebody pointed out my bad luck with equipment in another thread and I am wondering if it is due to the way I treat my stuff. For example, my neighbor noticed that I leave my VHF and fishfinder/depthsounder on the console of my Tolman Skiff out in the rain all the time and said I should bring it inside. My thinking is that I bought them because they said "Submersible" so they should take being outside in Florida. I carry my handheld VHF and GPS around in my sail bag with some heavy tools and I throw it down into the cabin when I get aboard. Is this abuse or normal use? Neither thermal cycling, humidity cycling nor hi-G transients are calculated to improve product life. Yet any one of these treatments can fail an otherwise useful device. But you knew that. Live with the utility and sacrifice life - or live with the lifespan you'd like, and sacrifice utility..... Brian W |
Care of equipment
On Dec 2, 8:52 pm, Brian Whatcott wrote:
On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 12:02:16 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch wrote: OK, Now I am curious. Somebody pointed out my bad luck with equipment in another thread and I am wondering if it is due to the way I treat my stuff. For example, my neighbor noticed that I leave my VHF and fishfinder/depthsounder on the console of my Tolman Skiff out in the rain all the time and said I should bring it inside. My thinking is that I bought them because they said "Submersible" so they should take being outside in Florida. I carry my handheld VHF and GPS around in my sail bag with some heavy tools and I throw it down into the cabin when I get aboard. Is this abuse or normal use? Neither thermal cycling, humidity cycling nor hi-G transients are calculated to improve product life. Yet any one of these treatments can fail an otherwise useful device. But you knew that. Live with the utility and sacrifice life - or live with the lifespan you'd like, and sacrifice utility..... Brian W Maybe I just expected too much from my electronic stuff and its just too fragile. My old hand compass has been thrown in cave pack and dropped hundreds of feet, dragged thru mud and water, subjected to bizarro conditions and still works great. Oddly, I treat my optical gear with great respect. OK, y'all taught me something. Its gonna be 26 degrees tonight (SRSLY) so I'll go bring in the Tolman electronics. |
Care of equipment
On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 18:52:57 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote: Neither thermal cycling, humidity cycling nor hi-G transients are calculated to improve product life. Yet any one of these treatments can fail an otherwise useful device. But you knew that. Live with the utility and sacrifice life - or live with the lifespan you'd like, and sacrifice utility..... Brian W Its gonna be 26 degrees tonight (SRSLY) so I'll go bring in the Tolman electronics. Good move! B |
Care of equipment
On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:25:37 -0800, "Capt. JG"
wrote: "Frogwatch" wrote in message ... On Dec 2, 3:14 pm, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Frogwatch" wrote in message ... OK, Now I am curious. Somebody pointed out my bad luck with equipment in another thread and I am wondering if it is due to the way I treat my stuff. For example, my neighbor noticed that I leave my VHF and fishfinder/depthsounder on the console of my Tolman Skiff out in the rain all the time and said I should bring it inside. My thinking is that I bought them because they said "Submersible" so they should take being outside in Florida. I carry my handheld VHF and GPS around in my sail bag with some heavy tools and I throw it down into the cabin when I get aboard. Is this abuse or normal use? Not at all. The VHF and GPS are designed to take abuse worse than this. Next time use a hammer on them before you throw them down the stairs! LOL -- "j" ganz Hmmm, sarcasm meter goes one way then the other and settles on zero, maybe its broke too. Heh... sorry. Seriously though... I tend to treat my equipment gingerly in the hope that when I don't have that option, it still works. I cover my deck instruments, etc. There is a very old saying that applies to many things: Take care of your tools and they will take care of you. |
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