Re: [Hampshire] [OT] MTBF

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Author: James Courtier-Dutton
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] MTBF
2009/7/19 James Courtier-Dutton <james.dutton@???>:
> 2009/7/19 Philip Stubbs <philip@???>:
>> 2009/7/19 James Courtier-Dutton <james.dutton@???>:
>>
>>> To get a MTBF figure:
>>> Approx MTBF = ( Number of Devices tested * Test time ) / Number of failures.
>>
>> As ever, that is not always the case. I used to work for an aerospace
>> company, and they would quote MTBF before one sample had even been


P.S. I currently work in the Space sector, amongst other things.