Received: from hplms2.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA17514; Fri, 17 Jun 1994 00:30:21 -0700 Return-Path: <westes@usc.com-DeleteThis> Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by hplms2.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1I) id AA13029; Fri, 17 Jun 1994 00:16:09 -0700 Received: from uucp9.netcom.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.36.108.4/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA07664; Fri, 17 Jun 1994 00:18:07 -0700 Received: from localhost by netcomsv.netcom.com with UUCP (8.6.4/SMI-4.1) id AAA20628; Fri, 17 Jun 1994 00:12:37 -0700 Received: by usc.com (NX5.67d/NX3.0M) id AA03936; Fri, 17 Jun 94 00:11:29 -0700 From: Will Estes <westes@usc.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9406170711.AA03936@usc.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Warning! Nautix mechanical base owners To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 00:11:28 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <9406170534.AA17661@sun-valley> from "Glen Sapilewski" at Jun 16, 94 10:42:42 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 599
'Glen Sapilewski says:'
> WHAT BROKE :
> Nautix mechanical universal joint. Second time on the water!
> This was the result of a VERY poor design. The bolt-head
> which wasn't very big in the first place pulled right out of the
> bottom half of the mechanical joint. There was CLEARLY not enough
> bolt head for the rubber/plastic to grab onto.
I've had the same thing happen with a Bic base. The default Bic base is an
extremely low-quality part, and you shouldn't use it on the Bay.
-- Thanks, Will Estes Internet: westes@usc.com-DeleteThis U.S. Computer Saratoga, CA 95070
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