Auburn ECTED MAX e-lockers?

[Chris]

Saw this in Crawl magazine today. I wasn't aware Auburn made e-lockers. They make it sound indestructible from the ad, but it's hard to cut through the marketing b.s. to the truth.

Anyone run these over an ARB or Eaton?

 

[Boinked]

Been around for 10 years. Looks like they are crap from some of the reviews

http://www.jeepreviews.com/jeep-parts-reviews/410/auburn-gear-electric-locker/

 

[Chris]

Been around for 10 years. Looks like they are crap from some of the reviews

http://www.jeepreviews.com/jeep-parts-reviews/410/auburn-gear-electric-locker/

Ha! Good find. From the marketing b.s. in that ad, you wouldn't think so... after all, they are "military grade" and "indestructible".

I didn't know these things even existed until now.

 

[Boinked]

Ha! Good find. From the marketing b.s. in that ad, you wouldn't think so... after all, they are "military grade" and "indestructible".

I didn't know these things even existed until now.

I have this as my background

 

[Boinked]

Not to hijack the thread but.....

I have never seen a piece of military equipment that wasn't a piece of crap. They do work. But that is because we have to fix them all the time.

Also military grade aluminum is a joke. Its aviation specs. The military does not build aircraft. We buy from Boeing and McDonnell Douglas. They use the samr metal on almost all airplanes.

 

[Chris]

Not to hijack the thread but.....

I have never seen a piece of military equipment that wasn't a piece of crap. They do work. But that is because we have to fix them all the time.

Also military grade aluminum is a joke. Its aviation specs. The military does not build aircraft. We buy from Boeing and McDonnell Douglas. They use the samr metal on almost all airplanes.

Having been in the Army active duty (11 Bravo), I can attest to everything you're saying.

"Military Grade" is another one of those b.s. marketing terms that most people would instantly associate with being indestructible. I laugh when I see the term used.

 

[TJ2]

Honestly, I thought if they said military grade it is a down grade

 

[Mike_H]

I laughed at the most recent ford commercial I saw. Military grade aluminum....hahahaha

 

[jjvw]

Military grade is as good as tactical, right? I like to be prepared for when the SHTF!

 

[Boinked]

My favorite commercial is the polarized sun glasses like "FIGHT PILOTS USE". Here is the problem with that. Polarized glasses while not only illegal to use while flying. ( nonpolar are ok). This comes from the video screens in a cockpit.
The easiest way to explain the problem is. You cant read the screens. Unless you turn ypur head 90 degrees.
Next time you cant read your phone or a screen. Just rotate it 90 degrees. It has to do with how the block the rays.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

The ECTED "locker" is clutch based and when the clutch pack wears out, you have to send it to the factory to have it rebuilt. That's the LAST device I'd consider. In fact I wouldn't even consider installing one. Nope, never.

 

[Chris]

The ECTED "locker" is clutch based and when the clutch pack wears out, you have to send it to the factory to have it rebuilt. That's the LAST device I'd consider. In fact I wouldn't even consider installing one. Nope, never.

Come on Jerry... it’s “military grade” and “essentially bulletproof” according to that ad :risas3:

 

[Chris]

My favorite commercial is the polarized sun glasses like "FIGHT PILOTS USE". Here is the problem with that. Polarized glasses while not only illegal to use while flying. ( nonpolar are ok). This comes from the video screens in a cockpit.
The easiest way to explain the problem is. You cant read the screens. Unless you turn ypur head 90 degrees.
Next time you cant read your phone or a screen. Just rotate it 90 degrees. It has to do with how the block the rays.

Makes sense. When I wear my polarized Oakley’s I have a hell of a hard time reading the screen on my iPhone.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

I stopped wearing polarized sunglasses years ago, you can't read any LCD or cellphone screens with them on.

 

[Neal]

Ah, but if they have Military Grade polarization that solves all the problems, right?

MILSPEC = same as civilian but WAY more expensive.

 

[AndyG]

Military grade - normally made by the lowest bidder . Or whoever bribed a congressman. Or both.

 

[Boinked]

Military grade - normally made by the lowest bidder . Or whoever bribed a congressman. Or both.

I was alwas told they are made by the last general to retire.

 

[TJ2]

Military grade - normally made by the lowest bidder . Or whoever bribed a congressman. Or both.

That is the "lingo" at work in the past. If they say military grade it is a down grade.. they sometimes make the joke "Mill Standard" as well because the sample test the quality by ratio of quantity.

 

[CybrSlydr]

Having been in the Army active duty (11 Bravo), I can attest to everything you're saying.

"Military Grade" is another one of those b.s. marketing terms that most people would instantly associate with being indestructible. I laugh when I see the term used.

It just means it was designed by the lowest bidder to require ridiculous amounts of maintenance to keep poor E1-E4s busy while E8s sit in their offices.

Thankfully the M119s I used were pretty simple weapons (though why you had to design it to rotate the barrel to go from tow to shoot and HAD TO REMOVE ONE OF THE WHEELS TO DO SO is beyond me...), the guys I know who used the M777s said it was nothing but a headache of maintenance and breakdowns in the hydraulics.

 

[CybrSlydr]

I stopped wearing polarized sunglasses years ago, you can't read any LCD or cellphone screens with them on.

I use polarized when I go fishing - easier to see into the water for fish.

...

Doesn't mean I actually catch any more... lol