Re: about Chinese imports



Richard Cranium wrote:
Just a quick note about Chinese made materials: be careful what you buy and
check it out thoroughly before deciding to keep an item. Here are just
*some* examples of inferior products which are being imported unchecked:

laser pointers

Presumably for astro use, many are outputting much higher output than is
indicated on the label. Don't use it, or have it checked to be sure. Also,
staying with a reputable manufacturer helps.

optics

A friend bought a well known Mak a year ago and it arrived with traces of
oil on the secondary, also the mirror was severely deformed. When he
contacted the dealer, he was told that it sometimes takes 2-3 scopes before
one of quality is found. Watch out and test immediately.

washers

An acquaintance recently lost his home to a fire, presumably due to a bad
power supply shorting inside a brand new washer. Upon investigation, it
was found that soldering was improperly done and there was absolutely no
overload protection (no fuse) once the circuit shorted, resulting in the
fire. Once a well known brand, but now made in guess where.

DVD players

I myself finally gave up on the China made $50-75 DVD players carried by
Wa**** rt. None of the 3 I had ever lasted more than 6 months (the power
supplies kept burning out).

thumb drives

8 GB thumb drive, picked up for a great price, but never held more than 2 GB
before becoming corrupted. Made in you know where.


I've just cited a few examples, but there are many others. Coincidence?
No. Just a prime example of greed. US corporations supposedly saving a
bundle by using the Chinese as manufacturers. Problem is that with cheap
labor comes poor productivity, bad management, and lack of quality control.
So we end up with poor products. I wonder if they still continue to save or
whether all of these failures/ recalls are resulting in greater monetary
loss than they bargained for. Houses burning down and lead in toys don't go
well for these US firms either.

Check out your "made in China" device very carefully!

Rich

How about having real consumer protection regulation in place?

It is not an accident that this has occurred during the last eight
years of the Bush Administration.

Time for real regulation on manufactured goods both domestic and
imported.

TMT
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    ... staying with a reputable manufacturer helps. ... labor comes poor productivity, bad management, and lack of quality control. ... How about having real consumer protection regulation in place? ...
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