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Old 23-September-2008, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Argos View Post
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?
Probably not too likely. From what I can glean, this is a case of "infant mortality." That's a phrase used in construction/manufacturing to indicate the very early and premature failure of a component, usually from a manufacturing defect.
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