On Mon, 21 May 2007, Tom C wrote:
> I find electronics stuff dies all the time. I've had A Sharp camcorder and
> DVD player both work fine for years and then all of sudden fail one day,
> with no warning.
>
Most likely a mechanical failure in the camcorder, and either a
mechanical failure or electronic overheating in the DVD player. Properly
designed solid-state electronics will last practically until the sun burns
out (or the electrolytic caps fail).
-Cory
> In the case of AC appliances, if I was looking for an external cause I'd
> guess it was power surges.
>
> In the case of other items, I guess nothing lasts forever.
>
> Tom C.
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>> From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>> Subject: Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...
>> Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 16:18:04 -0700
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>> On May 21, 2007, at 3:02 PM, Cotty wrote:
>>
>>> The Canon lenses will still be working in 3 years - dunno about 6.
>>> Electronic AF and AE (and IS inside one lens) mean that there's a
>>> lot to
>>> go wrong. I suspect the electronics will die before anything else.
>>
>> Why would the electronics die unless you dunked them in water? I've
>> got an electronic calculator here that's nearly 30 years old and
>> still working perfectly.
>>
>> G
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