There's new old stock, and there's new OLD stock

[danny_galaga]

Forgot to post this. Noticed when I did my service on the Rotax 912uls in my plane 

 

Dafuq? 🤣

[sfGnome]

Wow. Put it in a museum! 

[danny_galaga]

14 hours ago, sfGnome said:

Wow. Put it in a museum! 

I didn't look closely, but I'm guessing all eight are West German ☺️

[facthunter]

Nothing beats NEW when it comes to Planes. Everything is Lifed. Metals age/work harden. Alloys  can degrade. Like Diemetal. You can't SEE fatigue either. Internal corrosion. In a Plane every structural part is as light as is safely Possible and Payload as high a % of the  AUW as Possible so it can Make Money. Nev

[facthunter]

Plastic and rubber are Prime Lifed Materials especially when exposed to Sunlight.. Wood can Rot or be eaten by Mice. Paint can Mask a Million faults. Nev

[facthunter]

New old stock used to refer to Unused original or period after Market Parts. Some of the Period stuff can be rejected  stock so be wary when using. Nev

[danny_galaga]

You're thinking tol hard on this one Nev 😄

 

My spark lead caps say 'made in West Germany' on them. I'm pretty sure they weren't made in 1990 though 😄

 

I just thought it was funny they still use that term. If I had to guess, it's to show it wasn't made in the run down part of the country ☺️

[facthunter]

Just Information of a general Nature, Danny. There was a continuing rift between  the Old East and West for a long time. Maybe still there?  nev

[onetrack]

"Made in W. Germany" means nothing as regards the age of the manufactured product. The moulds used to make the insulator are quite likely still in use after 40 or 50 years, and still bear the original wording.

There's no need to throw out perfectly usable molds that cost a heap to purchase, when they still do the job just fine. The "0617" might be a better indicator of the manufacturing date.

[danny_galaga]

15 hours ago, onetrack said:

"Made in W. Germany" means nothing as regards the age of the manufactured product. The moulds used to make the insulator are quite likely still in use after 40 or 50 years, and still bear the original wording.

There's no need to throw out perfectly usable molds that cost a heap to purchase, when they still do the job just fine. The "0617" might be a better indicator of the manufacturing date.

I know only a tiny amount about injection moulds, and I imagine theses rubber moulds would be somewhat similar. What I do know is most moulds don't last forever. They wear out. It's certainly possible this same cap has been made exactly the same for 30 years (my engine is from about 2020) and it's even possible that the mould in question had just been made in 1990 or so and has lasted thirty years.

 

I still like to think it's a modern mould and it's just snobbery from the richer part of the country 😄

[facthunter]

Well, they did Make better stuff and Germany trades on its reputation for Quality.

Edited April 21 by facthunter
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