Re: Recovery from ancient hardware.

On Sun, 3 Dec 2006 00:01:15 +1100, TimC
<tconnors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I want to see the big switch that comes with the new telescope control
computer and will switch between the new TCS and the old one whenever
the new one fscks up. Quattuortrigintuple Pole, Double Throw (can't
just make digital switches -- there are plenty of analogue signals
flying around)?

430 pole? I'm imagining an entire rack full of SPDT or DPDT switches, each
mechanically hooked up to one big lever. And when you've thrown it you'll
have to check visually that each individual switch actually got thrown.

Jasper
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