[DeTomaso] Speedometer Repair Options?
Larry Stock
larrys at panteraparts.com
Mon Nov 26 15:27:47 EST 2018
Are you the one in the maroon shirt?
On 11/26/18, 12:20 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Himes, Terry (397C) via
DeTomaso" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>Ok! Just got our first image back, shot thru the dust cover. The cover
>hasn’t been ejected yet,
>until the dust settles and we can deploy our solar arrays, and start
>getting power.
>
>The spacecraft is going thru checkout now. It will take a few hours to
>finish and deploy the solar
>arrays. They can generate 700 watts on a clear day.
>
>Terry
>
>
>
>"A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan,
> stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!"
>
>Terry W. Himes
>JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
>Dawn Spacecraft Team
>Juno Systems & Software Team
>TGO Sequence Lead
>Phone: (818) 393-6261
>Cell: (818) 653-8213
>thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
>🇺🇸
>
>
>On 11/26/18, 12:02 PM, "Michael Barnes"
><michaelbarnessrt10 at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Congratulations and well done Terry, thanks for the link, very
>exciting watch and look forward to updates .
>
> Sent from Michael's iPhone
>
> > On 26 Nov 2018, at 16:52, Himes, Terry (397C) via DeTomaso
><detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks. We did TCM 6 yesterday. Very minor tweak.
> >
> > Turn your browers to https://www.jpl.nasa.gov or
>https://www.nasa.gov to watch the landing live.
> >
> > Get in early as the servers might get crushed. Lots more TV
>coverage than expected. (Who knew!!??)
> >
> > Terry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan,
> > stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!"
> >
> > Terry W. Himes
> > JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
> > Dawn Spacecraft Team
> > Juno Systems & Software Team
> > TGO Sequence Lead
> > Phone: (818) 393-6261
> > Cell: (818) 653-8213
> > thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
> > 🇺🇸
> >
> >
> > On 11/26/18, 8:48 AM, "Joseph F. Byrd, Jr." <byrdjf at embarqmail.com>
>wrote:
> >
> > Happy landings!
> > Only 24K Miles to GO
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com]
>On Behalf Of Himes, Terry (397C) via DeTomaso
> > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 14:09 PM
> > To: The DeTomaso Registry Guy; 'Steve'; 'List DeTomaso Forum'
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Speedometer Repair Options?
> >
> > NPC
> >
> > Speaking of which, we have completed our cruise calibrations of
>all instruments on-board the InSight spacecraft.
> > This weekend we did TCM 5 (Trajectory Correction Maneuver) to
>hit our landing ellipse.
> >
> > https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
> >
> > Mars Landing is on Monday, Nov 26th.
> > EDL: 26.Nov.2018 19:46:28 (2018-330T19:46:28) UTC
> > 11:46:28 PST
> >
> > Point your browsers to https://www.nasa.gov OR
> > https://www.jpl.nasa.gov both will have live streaming.
>Get on early.
> >
> >
> > Terry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan,
>stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!"
> >
> > Terry W. Himes
> > JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
> > Dawn Spacecraft Team
> > Juno Systems & Software Team
> > TGO Sequence Lead
> > Phone: (818) 393-6261
> > Cell: (818) 653-8213
> > thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
> > 🇺🇸
> >
> >
> > On 11/19/18, 10:00 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of The DeTomaso
>Registry Guy" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
>detomasoregistry at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Yup! Long ago I learned verify the calibration of your
>tools,
> > BEFORE you use them to verify/validate anything else with
>them.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > Round 'bout way Chuck is saying "Check everything and
>anything you
> > canbefore you put it back on the car". New thermostat?
>Check it in a
> > heated pan of water with a good thermometer.
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DeTomaso
>[mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf
> > Of The DeTomaso Registry Guy
> > Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2018 9:41 AM
> > To: 'Mike Drew' <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> > Cc: List DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Speedometer Repair Options?
> >
> >
> > Every long established business, even those with golden
>reputations can make
> > mistakes.
> >
> > PA Speedo is included.
> >
> > We were recently working on a vintage Jaguar, the
>(mechanical coolant) temp
> > gauge was problematic, and off it went to PA Speedo for
>fix/calibration.
> >
> > When returned and installed, we found that it was not
>accurate. We
> > communicated with PA Speedo are were told they tested it,
>fixed it,
> > re-calibrated it, tested it, then shipped back to us.
> >
> > Shop time spent (~ $150/hour) diagnosing this old/new
>failure.
> >
> > We spent some time with the sensor in a bucket of hot water,
>next to both a
> > digital thermometer (highly accurate) and another mechanical
>gauge. The
> > results did not compare to what PA Speedo stated. We called
>them and
> > verified what repairs they made, and how they verified the
>results.
> > We just could not repeat their findings. (Broken again or
>still broken ?)
> > Back it went.
> >
> > More shop time spent. The car owner (a 'space' engineer)
>fully documented
> > activities.
> > After another round of calls to PA Speedo, and more shop
>time spent, we
> > finally learned that what we were previously told by PA
>Speedo was um....
> > not correct.
> >
> > OK blunt statement here... They lied to us about their
>testing.
> > They didn't test it, which they now 'sort of' admit. Rather
>odd reply
> > actually.
> > So another round of pull it out and send to them, to wait
>for re-delivery.
> >
> > Begin another round of test, adjust, validate, re-install,
>final test in
> > car...
> >
> > The final result is that the gauge is much less accurate in
>the low, warm-up
> > zone of the scale (below 50+ C) and seems to only be
>accurate near 80-100 C.
> >
> > So even famous landmark businesses can fail their customers.
>
> > In this case lying about test results, which caused hours of
>shop time, is
> > just not OK, and is not acceptable, and worse that a bad
>repair.
> >
> > This seemed more than accidental miss-communication, or
>sloppy work, but
> > intentional deceit.
> > So the individual responsible should be fired.
> >
> > I do not know what PA Speedo did internally, but their
>reputation was quite
> > tarnished in our view.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> >
> > Jim,
> >
> > Yeah it's really amazing. They are in a beautiful old
>building, a car
> > workshop with an arched curved wooden roof with exposed
>beams and skylights,
> > right in the middle of downtown Palo Alto. It's like walking
>into a time
> > machine.
> >
> > They have a jillion parts from every kind of gauge you can
>imagine.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
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