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Originally Posted by Argos
Problem is: how frequently this kind of problem is expected to occur? If operation at low energy can do that, what´s gonna happen when the real thing starts?
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Good question. I would (and the scientists do too) hope that it won't happen much, if at all. It's got to be an expensive loss, both in material and lost testing time. With a project this huge, you've got to expect a few failures to occur.
There's thousands of tons of hardware that's expected to work within extremely tight margins. As witnessed, one small problem can turn into a huge one real fast.