[Mgs] MGA sputtering engine and bad replacement parts

[Charley & Peggy Robinson]

That's called "burning in" these days.  I always look for burnt in 
boards.  As you say, makes a difference in longevity.

  CR


Barrie Robinson wrote:
> Folks,
>
> When I worked for Marconi in the UK building defense systems we always 
> "soaked" our computers for not less than 100 hours - usually 250.  If 
> no capacitors soured during this run we reckoned they would work 
> forever (but we had triple standbys!!)