When I was working out at NASA, they finally figured it out. They had equipment that was 30, 40, and 50 years old. Then someone came along and started doing a cost analysis of the repairs. Which was pretty simple because every piece of equipment had a unique identifying number that fit a certain organizing system.
Anyway, they started spray painting certain pieces of equipment with DNR, for Do Not Repair.
They did have certain exceptions for the small stuff like belts, capacitors, relays, etc. But no substantial repairs could be made.
Originally Posted by
Poodle Head Mikey
That always amazed me about facilities.
Capital Expenditures are always scrutinized, committee-ized, voted on, purchase-ordered, and delayed for a dozen reasons.
Repairs - unlimited budget and no questions asked.
I used to work for a bunch of very large companies, and the government, at insane profit levels for that exact reason.
Can you fix this?
Yep.
The managers all loved us because we didn't insist that replacement was the only option.
Although I did jobs where we just replaced what was required and then billed the total to them as though it had been for various repairs. <g>
PHM
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I do a triple evac with nitro to remove non condensables.
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