Well, there is that advantage. But the costs of maintenance would probably
remove the cars from the disposable category of car bombs.
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From: Chris Trask
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 10:59 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion ; olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] German Engineering
>... And most of the problems can be
>laid at the feet of German Engineering, or, "Why use two parts when ten
>will
>do?"
>
Same thing with present bicycle brakes. The newer cantilever brakes
with the "noodle" and bellows have more parts than the earlier design which
used the straddle cable, a carry-over from caliper brakes. The cantilever
brakes can give you twice the mechanical advantage over calipers (both
centre and side-pull), and the original design had fewer parts.
OTOH, there are distinct advantages to German engineering:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQus_CE980U
Chris
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