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Those damn encoders...

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From Day One, we argued with the Germans, 
telling them not to use COTS encoders.

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In this one telecon,

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"My friends, hey! Get rid of that COTS crap. 
We can recommend a better one!"

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But no. They shot us down.

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Today, I get this email from the mechanism 
team about the Germans and their encoder 
burn-in tests.

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They destroyed the entire batch.

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They fried all 96 encoders!

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So this burn-in test, they apply a voltage 
to all encoders in the batch for a long time.

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When they plugged it all in and hit the switch 
to turn it all on...

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...the magic smoke came out.

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THEY REVERSED POLARITY ON THE DAMN THINGS!

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Now the mechanism team is scrambling to save 
their schedule!

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If they had just listened to us, this kind 
of thing never would've happened!

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The Germans have been a pain in the ass for 
two years, but karma finally came and smoked 
their shit!