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<DIV>They must have gotten there slogan from the politicians in
Washington. There were a lot of engineering issues.</DIV>
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<DIV>One example was the lack of a burst width pot in the black generator in the
VIX-114 switcher. With that missing, the burst could be a non standard
partial cycle. it would cause a clamp problem further down the chain and
thus a every other line would have a different set up level. I had to
modify the switcher by putting a pot where a fixed resistor was located.
Told them about it and they never did a thing about it. It was not a
priority for them.</DIV>
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<DIV>I went to the factory for a Squeezoom school. It was an interesting
place. They never got the quality that they needed. The wave
soldering was poor. The parts were not quality. Look at all the
capacitors we replaced. Look for the black band at the end of each one and
then replace it. First sign of it going bad. All the sockets that
were bad. The craftsman ship was poor.</DIV>
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<DIV>They still were better than some. So I will not call them the Yugo of
switchers.</DIV>
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<DIV>Chris Hill</DIV>
<DIV>WA8IGN</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2/27/2011 9:08:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
rabruner@aol.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>"Good Engineering is Vital." was their slogan . . .</DIV>
<DIV>Bob Bruner</DIV>
<DIV>W9TAJ<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12px" id=AOLMsgPart_14_67d6c3c7-2901-4dd7-ad37-775367752daa><FONT size=2>>></FONT>On Feb 25, 2011, at 9:51 PM, Don Norwood
wrote: <BR> <BR>> I always thought Vital's company slogan was
clever. <BR> <BR>I say: <BR> <BR>I don't remember it. Was
it "Our switchers are 'Vital' to your work"? ;) <BR> <BR>Dennis
Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank <BR>NBC Today Show, New
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