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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4055967" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>The disaster in an earlier launch on Appolo 1 where 100% oxygen was the culprit does not apply to current space specs. It's a mix now to prevent that. </p><p></p><p>I spent two years as a purchasing agent in the same company I worked for in electrical/electronic maintenance before going to the Power Plant to finish out my career. </p><p>I was hired as the Maintenance Department buyer because of the knowledge that I could spec out purchases that would be beneficial to the department vs someone that did not have that knowledge from outside. </p><p>It ran from buying IC chips to bolts, to machinery parts and so on. </p><p>This was the age of solid state electronics where circuit boards could be trouble shot and repaired. </p><p>The omission of one letter or number in an IC chip would result in wrong product bought and a delay to get a machine tool back into production. </p><p>We had a warehouse for just Maintenace items, that had a price attached to every item just like in a hardware store for accountability and open purchasing so any employee with access could question the price. </p><p>One guy would always say I can buy that roll of teflon thread tape at Ace Hardware for 1/2 of what you're buying it for with a big smug on his face in our weekly meetings. </p><p>Then I'd have to "splain" to him that his product was 1/3 the thickness, and was not Mil-Spec quality, so it was inferior. I forced them to use the good stuff vs the cheap stuff as a buyer. Hardware from USA vs china and so on. </p><p>You would have liked me as a purchasing agent because I'd been there and experienced the idiots that didn't have a clue about what industrial maintenance was all about. </p><p>It's not about fixing something to get it running, it's about fixing it to make it reliable and keep running for a long time in a manufacturing environment. </p><p>Sadly, the company is no more. It was bought out and now defunct. My wife was one of the last employees after 44 years of employment in the same position. Accountant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 4055967, member: 5412"] The disaster in an earlier launch on Appolo 1 where 100% oxygen was the culprit does not apply to current space specs. It's a mix now to prevent that. I spent two years as a purchasing agent in the same company I worked for in electrical/electronic maintenance before going to the Power Plant to finish out my career. I was hired as the Maintenance Department buyer because of the knowledge that I could spec out purchases that would be beneficial to the department vs someone that did not have that knowledge from outside. It ran from buying IC chips to bolts, to machinery parts and so on. This was the age of solid state electronics where circuit boards could be trouble shot and repaired. The omission of one letter or number in an IC chip would result in wrong product bought and a delay to get a machine tool back into production. We had a warehouse for just Maintenace items, that had a price attached to every item just like in a hardware store for accountability and open purchasing so any employee with access could question the price. One guy would always say I can buy that roll of teflon thread tape at Ace Hardware for 1/2 of what you're buying it for with a big smug on his face in our weekly meetings. Then I'd have to "splain" to him that his product was 1/3 the thickness, and was not Mil-Spec quality, so it was inferior. I forced them to use the good stuff vs the cheap stuff as a buyer. Hardware from USA vs china and so on. You would have liked me as a purchasing agent because I'd been there and experienced the idiots that didn't have a clue about what industrial maintenance was all about. It's not about fixing something to get it running, it's about fixing it to make it reliable and keep running for a long time in a manufacturing environment. Sadly, the company is no more. It was bought out and now defunct. My wife was one of the last employees after 44 years of employment in the same position. Accountant. [/QUOTE]
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