> This relay was expected to fail at some point (though they very rarely actually did fail)
> These components are not expected to fail, even though they often do.
I think this is wrong. If you look at QA statistics, you will find that parts are getting _more_ reliable. The old relays were expected to fail becuase they _did_ fail. The new modules are not expected to fail, and this is indeed the case. They fail much less often, and of course this means that in the occasional cases where failure occurs, it will be difficult to replace or repair.
Overall reliability is increasing and to say otherwise would seem to be a glib misstatement or misunderstanding.
> These components are not expected to fail, even though they often do.
I think this is wrong. If you look at QA statistics, you will find that parts are getting _more_ reliable. The old relays were expected to fail becuase they _did_ fail. The new modules are not expected to fail, and this is indeed the case. They fail much less often, and of course this means that in the occasional cases where failure occurs, it will be difficult to replace or repair.
Overall reliability is increasing and to say otherwise would seem to be a glib misstatement or misunderstanding.