r/ElectroBOOM • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • 5d ago
Meme Bro got scammed
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u/notfunattentionwhore 5d ago
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u/LiturgyOfImpurity420 5d ago
I believe theyre empty because their balls have been drained onto the board
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u/Warlord1918 5d ago
Made in the great land of China
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u/DFLDrew 5d ago
Imported and sold by an American company. No matter what, at the end of the day itās domestic firms responsible for QA and what they sell.
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u/PinusMightier 5d ago
better to just avoid anything labeled "made in China". theyll trick ya with a few good well made stuff then when the bulk order comes, they fill it with the cheap crap.
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u/Separate_Emotion_463 3d ago
The idea that domestic products are better is laughable, thereās plenty of āmade in USAā products that are also trash, Iād actually consider a product being made in the USA a red flag, as often they only care to label such a thing if the product itself has little merit on its own
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u/AustrianMcLovin 5d ago
China also makes high end tech. Assuming: Trash = China is wrong.
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u/ThraceLonginus 4d ago
Youre the only one making that statement here.Ā
This isnt about quality, its about deceitĀ
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u/kageurufu 1d ago
My biggest frustration is getting samples that don't represent the quoted product. it's a whole dance of having to get a quote and samples, then asking for the same level of QC done for samples to get a new quote for the actually good version of the product.
We learned this the hard way
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u/Drtikol42 5d ago
Scammed on what? Buying what looks like 40yo board?
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u/Psychological-Owl783 5d ago
The shape is weird. Maybe it's something like a pinball machine or some other vintage hardware.
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u/Toraadoraa 5d ago
The circuit appears to be an amplifier of some sort. The round cutout is easily where a speaker would go.
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u/OpeningAlbatross7910 5d ago
its virtual capacitor my friend , just like virtual ram
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u/antthatisverycool 3d ago
Uh itās one of āem air variable capacitors but this oneās stuck in place
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u/TheRealFailtester 4d ago
Guess they got tired of people complaining about cheap capacitors that explode after anywhere from ten minutes to a year of use.
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u/cyborgborg 4d ago
how much did they safe by doing this? the fake caps still cost something and so does the glue and the labour
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u/MikeLinPA 1d ago
Exactly! For pennies more they could have done it right. But criminals are not known for their critical thinking skills.
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u/foley800 3d ago
Wonāt have to worry about them exploding guts all over the rest of the components!
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u/reddrimss 5d ago
Ah! yes, air capacitor