The MTBF is extremely low for this part; 2276 helos with 48 failed knobs a year. The critical factor would be time and complexity to repair. "Replacing a knob" is quite likely far more than loosing a setscrew and pulling a busticated one off and replacing it with a new and fashionably correct one and tightening it on the shaft. The failure is likely internal to a multilayer and tactile panel which is factory sealed and full of microminature parts which require a clean room for disassembly and to disconnect and reconnect the new switch (knob.)
I have taught troops such classes on these control heads back when MTBFs were less than 25 hours in the 1980s. Now, we have only 48 failures a year for 2276 installs - that is a MTBF of 1 failure (just coincidentally) of one failure per every 48 aircraft per year for this part.
To be honest; I got bigger fish to fry. If I was assigned this I would put a man full time to fix it, and if I had that man there is no doubt there are a thousand things more wasteful for him to fix quicker and easier.
At $50K a pop and 48 of these a year, that is $2.4M...you ought to look at what the USN pays a certain contractor for support services if you think this is a lot of money. The Army is VERY frugal.
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I mean if you were into DG for fucking 4 years you'd AT least be a setscrew
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but maybe this could be used to tune out the drift. not set them with servos, just with setscrew during setup
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The audacity of these small accounts of 50 followers and following 100 people to always tell people to follow them back first. And also cursing people in the CS if your tweet doesn't align with theirs. Very annoying setscrew scallywags
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Even my wife is considering unsubscribing from ChatGPT because it is fucking up all her posters she's trying to make for her business. She spends a lot of time on it and I'm like "I can show you how to do that in Gimp in like 10 minutes".
IMO AI makes the internet way more useful. I mean Grok knew where the setscrew was in my fume hood fan that was covered in grease. It new what kind of bolt to order for my freezer door hinge. It new where to put the thermostat probe in an old cooler. I now make sourdough bread (even made my own starter). Recipes with Grok are awesome, just ask for stew recipe and boom it's there. Shopping with Grok is also great, comparing specs etc...
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finite paycheck : cashed in by cyn_clical, like the description says you get access to a cmd menu if youre setscrew and above in epic department or have all the badges so far
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3 Dec 2025
Dillinger Four来日対バン予想
THE URCHIN (だって過去のツアーで帯同してたから)
NAVEL (だって過去のツアーに出てたから)
Four tomorrow(だってFour tomorrowのFourはそういうことだから)
The No!(だってDillinger fourはここだから)
SETSCREW(だって観たいから)
DERANGEMENTS(だって観たいだろ)
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My name is 77
(Seven/-Chan, Seventy, 7)
I am an #epicdepartment setscrew and was active in the discord during early 2023, my focus is mostly Blue John from #dreamgame/#frozensoul.
I don't usually use social media anymore, kinda just keeping this for my username.
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this is why nobody setscrew has social media im not even kidding
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16 Nov 2025
S-5! launches new clamp for solar carports: The US mounting system provider said its new product is designed to fit both Cee and Zee purlin-framed structures. It features a bottom-oriented setscrew. dlvr.it/TPHq8j #Photovoltaics #EnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy
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this nullifies any chance i have at getting setscrew
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They use that screw for a someone critical mounting point on the chassis. Its not as bad as the other one though,
No safety. That's the other screw that's fucked up is a 10/32 setscrew drilled out for a plunger and spring that was stupidly adustable, for the crossbar safety
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how to become a setscrew in epic department discord no talking with other people no borax
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