Received: from hplabs.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA15800; Mon, 14 Nov 1994 11:07:22 -0800 Return-Path: <jon@oilsystems.com-DeleteThis> Received: from durian.oilsystems.com by hplabs.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.10G/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1SU) id AA106220038; Mon, 14 Nov 1994 11:07:18 -0800 Message-Id: <199411141907.AA106220038@hplabs.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Received: by durian.oilsystems.com (1.38.193.5/16.2) id AA20895; Mon, 14 Nov 1994 10:59:19 -0800 Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 10:59:19 -0800 From: Jon Peterson <jon@oilsystems.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: Dynafiber booms
> > Are the latest models of FiberSpar booms still prone to failure?
> Apparently the 94s are fine. ASD (the largest Fiberspar dealer on the
> West Coast, I think John said) says they have gotten no '94 returns. By
> contrast, they think they replaced most of the '93s under warranty.
I just got off the phone with the Nor-Cal Fiberspar rep (Jim Johnstone).
They had less than 1% returns on booms sold in the bay area. Most of the
failures could be attributed to big slams. None of the failures involved
breaking the carbon tubes; most were front ends.
Jon Peterson
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