The company I work for has just acquired the lighting contract for the new assembly line in Vance Al. We will provide 2,060 eight foot fluorescent light fixtures for the new assembly line. Mercedes engineers required a level of illumination that our competitors could not provide. We will also supply additional lighting in other areas of the plant. Hmmmmn... I wonder if we'll get vendor discounts........Or, if the quality of the ML goes down I'm sure there are those that will blame it on ME!!

Qulaity of the ML is already low

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2010 ML350 Bluetec
2012 Mustang Convertible

I always do my best work in the dark.

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Jim

Yeah, I heard their quality was pretty bad too!!

I don't know but apparently they want it bright in there. Specifcations were for a 500 lumen illumination and we designed a light that is 700-1000 lumens. So they should be able to see how they puttin' them together at least!!

Good job! BTW, do you know when they'll be finished with construction/re-tooling (I'd like to schedule a plant tour of the new place after they're done.)

Make it 3000 lumens! Maybe, just maybe, it will help to improve the MB quality

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Flash Gordon

2003 E500 BlackOpal/Charcoal

2004 Infiniti G35X

So what is it to be: tweak the ballasts to explode, give them the stuff that has a 83% failure rate, or just mercilessly over charge them and blame it all on the OVP? Or all the above?

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...Tracy

'00 ML320 "Casper"
'92 400E "Stella"

May I suggest that you good folks offer to provide a little 'extra' lighting for their design studios--clearly they ain't seeing what I'm seeing: mediocrity

How about suggesting that Mercedes increase the instrument lighting---and offer a free retrofit in their W123 models?

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1977 Mercedes 240D. 4-speed transmission. Windows, A/C, and sunroof: all manual. Medium Red. 204K miles.
1988 Subaru GL wagon. Dual range 5-speed 4X4. Daily driver w/ twin parts car.
1994 Subaru Loyale wagon. 5-speed 4x4
1966 International 3/4 ton 4X4 truck. Ooh yeah!
1952 Ferguson TO-35 farm tractor.
1984 Snapper rear engine riding mower. Just like Forest Gump.
1988 Nimble 20 sail boat
--Older stuff is built better--

They'll be making the Chrysler Pacifica, oops... I mean the Grand Sport Tourer.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Lucas is providing the transformers for the structure however...

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

As in.....
Lucas, Prince of Darkness?

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Mike.

And all the hvac controls are vacuum based systems. Wonder if they will use environmentally correct insulation on all of the wiring?

You can bet the a/c and lighting control system in that building will be hands down better than the cumbersome electronics in the cars .

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Jim

Next on the "to do" list:

Figure out how many individual parts make up a ML. Once you have that number you will have the minimum number of "service" trips you'll need to make to check on the...uhmm...lighting conditions. Then you can live the Cap'n's version of Johnny Cash's "One Piece At A Time".

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Mike Tangas
'73 280SEL 4.5 (9/72)- RIP
Only 8,173 units built from 5/71 thru 11/72

'02 CLK320 Cabriolet - wifey's mid-life crisis

2012 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...at least its a diesel

Non illegitemae carborundum.