On 5/9/2022 11:04 AM, Bill Rutherford - worj at comcast.net (via tml
list) wrote:
> Heh - due to the addition of a new player and the need for a bigger
> ship (a Seeker really is NOT designed for a large crew...) I'm
> exploring this possibility sorta as a deus ex machina device (for me,
> not so much for the players...)
>
> Standards, yes - but accidents are more likely if one is unfamiliar
> with the equipment.
>
> Good point, though - the repair crew *would* be who tests things, not
> the players...
>
> Tx!
>
> - Bill

How old is the ship and how thorough is the maintenance?  Back in the
90s, when I did a lot of hands-on computer repair, one of the things we
kept an eye on was dust and such that built up on the circuit boards
because the accepted reality was that if we suddenly removed this
"insulation", the system could glitch because it wasn't used to not
having the insulation (i.e. dust and stuff).  Whether this was true or
not, the dust (some was very thick) did raise the operating temperature
because the heat was trapped.

Something like this could happen...the yard crew, quite competent, fixed
the problem but also had to clean systems while doing so...they start
the ship, everything works, and then systems start failing because
boards are burning out.

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