J. Tellason" (30 Mar 04  09:33:00)
MR> --- on the heady topic of "{at}%^{at}#$%^ VEROBOARD"

MR> GM> I've worked with computers and solidstate stuff for over 30
MR> GM> years, and I would rather trust my life to mechanical relays than
MR> GM> solid state...

MR>I think you have a misplaced trust in electro-mechanical devices.
MR>Mechanical relays will eventually wear out and stick or a piece of
MR>dust or other contamination blocks the contacts. OTOH a solid state
MR>switch does not wear out nor get dirty. What else is there to say!?

Not much other than the fact that even solid state can and will fail
sometimes.  VBG I still trust solid state more than mechanical.

See my reply on this to GM.

Jay


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