In a message dated 6/04/2001 5:39:58 AM, Richard B. wrote: <<Otherwise we will never know for sure... and never find out what potential there is in ageing if it does indeed exist.>> Do Boards 'age'? Well yes they do..... Do boards deteriorate rapidly?...Well some do and some don't. Does the aging of boards equate directly to breakdown of performance quality? Well............... yes and no...with both answers being sometimes :-) What we can say for sure is that some boards should have been aborted at conception and these boards 'probably' won't age well. We do "know for sure" that some boards 70/80 years old, or more, are in excellent shape and performing their function superbly.......but are they performing like they did when new? We can't really say......can we? After all if a board is 80 years old, and the oldest active tech I know of is 87 years old, we would be depending on a 7 years olds 80 year old memory for that 'subjective' declaration. Since there is no 'objective' measurement possible for an 80 year old board, between old and new, the 'only' thing that matters is the 'current' performance of the board...all other considerations aside....either it do or it don't....if'n it don't replace it...if'n it do then leave the sucker alone cause another 20 years ain't gonna bring much, if any, change .....all other things being equal. <<"find out what potential there is in ageing if it does indeed exist.">> Golly I certainly hope there is "potential in aging" since I am an unwilling participant! :-) Jim Bryant (FL)
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