Well, leave it to Scott to do a thorough and flawless analysis of the problem. That should conclusively put to death the idea of using twinax terminals as boat anchors. I will, though, ask what model and make of terminal was used for the analysis. For example, as I pointed out earlier, the original 5250 was encased in steel, not plastic used by the later models. So sinking was not so much of a problem. However, the long term degradation of the process (rust, odor, etc.) would, no doubt, still be a factor regarding continued use of the monitor for this purpose.
Jerry C. Adams
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Klement
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:47 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Change management systems
Hi Eric,
Geez James, I think you're right! Everybody knows that twinax terminals
ALSO perform well as boat anchors!
I completely disagree. Twinax terminals are terrible boat anchors.
They are hollow on the inside, so they sink slowly because they're
filled with air. Then when you pull them back up, their extremely heavy
because they're filled with water.
When you pull them into the boat, you get tons of water inside the
terminal that comes into the boat, which then has to be bailed out.
Over time, the insides corrode, smell bad, and that cruft gets into your
boat.
They are terrible boat anchors.
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