I believe those specs are worded as to reflect hours of operation at 105c which I will try to avoid. Mil-Spec is a guarantee that the device will perform as spec'ced and has an elaborately recorded history from where the raw material originated all the way forward to who tied the twine on the packing box.
My concern is this: A failed component leading to failure of related components such as inductors that I will not have.
So, I'm way the hell and gone down here and an inductor blows. Peruse the catalog. Choose an inductor for three dollars. It ships via DHL for seventy two dollars. It must pass through Mexican Customs. "Product Of Far East!" they declare. 400% tax added and if I do not beg the vendor to HIDE the DHL shipping charge or the customs people will tax the entire amount. DHL collects the tax. I spend thirty five dollars to drive back and forth from DHL. A hundred plus dollars, a two and a half week wait, a three hour journey to DHL all for a three dollar inductor. WAIT! I forgot the cost of the phone call...!
Life down here is different. When there is nothing, when something breaks you learn to live without it. With a CPAP ir BiPAP machine and a power outage things get serious. In a power outage no lights, no fan, no AC no boob-tube, unless batteries or a generator are used and the nearest fuel is a 72 mile round trip. This gives a person whole new outlook on what kind of stuff to buy and how to take care of it. Solar panels in triple canopy rain forest? Life, ordinary existence down here is more challenging than most north of the border boondocking camping trips.
