Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site voder.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!cord!hudson!bentley!hoxna!houxm!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!hao!hplabs!nsc!voder!kevin From: kevin@voder.UUCP (The Last Bugfighter) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Hot potatoes not conforming to Star Fleet regulations Message-ID: <575@voder.UUCP> Date: Thu, 20-Dec-84 20:32:59 EST Article-I.D.: voder.575 Posted: Thu Dec 20 20:32:59 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 00:45:53 EST References: <275@ssc-vax.UUCP> <2646@dartvax.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: National Semiconductor, Santa Clara Lines: 17 > Remember the damage a meteorite > collision caused aboard Apollo 13? We assume that both collision > partners were sublight... The damage to Apollo 13's Service Module was NOT caused by a meteorite, the explosion was from an oxygen tank. It was either an internal fan or an internal heater in the tank which shorted out when it was switched on. The wiring insulation burned up and BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM! It was later discovered that the tank had been dropped once during manufacturing and this was suspected of pinching the wires, damaging the insulation and allowing them to touch. -- Kevin Thompson {ucbvax,ihnp4!nsc}!voder!kevin "It's sort of a threat, you see. I've never been very good at them myself but I'm told they can be very effective."