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Old 12-04-2012, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by MrB View Post
Yeah there are good ones.
When asked, most of the customers said it went pop and flash the first time they plugged it in. Whenever I got a delivery I would plug these units in and see if they worked. the ones that didn't pop went on the shelf, the ones that did got written-off to force re-supply (automated ordering)
I also saw a few where items were loose from the factory(chinese QA ), like the fan and also the binding posts.

If anyone needs more than a 5A supply and is considering one of these give it a good look over in store and ask to try it in store first with a load. I used to grab a store-stock 50W halogen downlight to test.
Any decent Jaycar employee will be happy to help, if it's not too busy (and if they haven't yet been lobotomised by the job )
Great advice Simon...I feel a bit easier now

Mike
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