On 06/04/2017 11:47 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > > On 6/4/17 3:35 AM, ANDY HOLT via cctalk wrote: > >> I would think it "not too difficult" to build a modern controller > > The electronics isn't the problem. Getting a poorly stored > electromechanical device to not turn your or any other pack into a > pile of aluminum shavings is the problem.
It doesn't even have to be poorly stored. I recall a note left by an operator detailing how, with a single bad 844 pack, he managed to clobber 7 drives and 13 packs. His detailed description of events reminded me of Gerard Hoffnung's "Bricklayer's Lament": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZUJLO6lMhI --Chuck
