Re: about Chinese imports

On Apr 1, 8:45 pm, Rich <n...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Richard Cranium" <rcran...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote innews:gr15il$e52$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:



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

   They didn't give a hoot about safety or regulation until their
international customers started complaining.  No telling how many Chinese
themselves have been injured or died.  That the legacy of a communist
state.

And during the decades of our mutually perpetrated cold war era, we
did exactly what to help China?

~ BG
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