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| Thread ID: 35746 | 2003-07-20 08:37:00 | Another PC Co disaster | wotz (335) | Press F1 |
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| 161569 | 2003-07-22 10:27:00 | Well Ted you are obviously quite a wizard on Compu technology,thanks for that | Thomas (1820) | ||
| 161570 | 2003-07-22 10:27:00 | > Yep I agree take it back. Jump up and down scream > and shout. Froth at the mouth and feel perfectly > free to bounce around off the walls as you tell them > what utter crap they sell :D > > Maybe we need a FAQ on just how to build up your own > system from scratch and what parts you should get to > do it. I am seeing more and more often posts about > prefabricated computers (just like houses) that are > falling over and failing to live up to expectations > or simply no going at all from the start. Amen to that :^O. |
hamstar (4) | ||
| 161571 | 2003-07-22 10:37:00 | i always go by "you get what you pay for" and "make sure you get what you pay for ;-) unfortunatly people shop on price and price alone :( |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 161572 | 2003-07-22 11:12:00 | I would dispute the comment that the Pratt and Whitney R1830 engine in the DC3 is more reliable than modern Turboprop engines. Certainly it was a very reliable engine for its vintage but with 14 cylinders and 14 pistons with associated rockers and rods to drive the valves it is nowhere near as reliable as a Turboprop with a few spinning compressor and turbine blades. Cylinder head changes were not uncommon due to piston or valve failures and constant adjustments were required to carburetor, magneto timing etc. By comparison the modern Turboprop engine is relatively maintenance free and very reliable. The reason the DC3's do not have a finite life is because they were not pressurised which limits the airframe life of other aircraft. |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 161573 | 2003-07-22 11:23:00 | "It must be the same reason as leaky houses crap workmanship and cutting corners, cheap and nasty crap parts,crap post production checks." You can't really top this for an honest assessment of the PC company. :-) It oozes passion and I agree entirely. Only those who have walked down the dark path really know how bad it gets with this outfit. |
the highlander (245) | ||
| 161574 | 2003-07-22 21:41:00 | For the record (and no, I'm not connected with the PC Co) - my experiences with 3 PC Co computers: PC #1 - now 4 years old, DVD wouldn't always read CDs after 11 months - drive replaced on the spot while I waited -no questions asked. PC #2 - after 1 year plus - daughter's flatmates managed to infect it with several viruses. PC CO dis infected it, saved all her files to a backup directory and rebuilt the operating system. Cost - nothing! PC #3 - after 1 year plus - daughter #2 reports no problems. This is in Hamilton, dealing with the PC Co shop in Anglesea St. |
Wrecker Jim (771) | ||
| 161575 | 2003-07-22 23:18:00 | Yes but the DC3 with RDa7 engines - now that was an aeroplane. Chris |
Chris Randal (521) | ||
| 161576 | 2003-07-23 00:14:00 | True Chris. In fact BEA operated a DC3 for 2 years from 1953 with RR Dart engines fitted. Someone in the USA also fitted 3 P&W turboprops with one installed in the nose. Wonderful aircraft and brings back many memories and experiences over the years starting when I was first involved with converting the RNZAF DC3's to the National Airways fleet until the last scheduled airline flight. It was sad to see them go but they required a lot of attention to keep them flying. Sorry about the thread hijack but I think the PCC issue has probably had plenty of attention on other posts already. |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 161577 | 2003-07-23 00:51:00 | And I was in WLG Traffic and Ops at the time they expired | Chris Randal (521) | ||
| 161578 | 2003-07-23 01:00:00 | We must know each other then. I was in WLG Engineering section |
Jim B (153) | ||
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