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Also have consumers purchase the cheapest items so when someone
does make a good product, no one will buy it, and they will go out of
business.
JEFF
Alan Liefting wrote in message <3C6C29B2.B5BAB397@ihug.co.nz>...
>
>1. Place metal shields around the power supplies without holes for air
>circulation.  This will ensure power supply capacitors will dry out and
>make the power supply fail prematurely.
>2. Do not bother with putting thermal conducting paste between heat sink
>and transistor.
>3. Do not bother to solder the heavy components or joints subject to
>thermal cycling.
>4. Make your spare parts very expensive or do not bother with having
>spare parts available.
>5. The following components can be left out during manufacture:
>protection zener diodes, VDR's, spark gaps,  decoupling capacitors,
>ferrite beads etc.
>6. Buy the cheapest components from manufacturers who cannot guarantee
>the longevity of their product.  It is easy to have a CRT fail within
>three years by using impure materials.  This will make the cathodes
>oxide and reduce the emissions giving a dull, hard to read picture.
>7. Fit the so-called head cleaning device to VCR's.  This will ensure
>numerous service calls increasing the customer frustration which will
>lead them to buy a new product.
>8. Make sure that the videotape is laced around the your head during
>fast forward and re-wind mode on a VCR.  This will maximise video head
>wear and tear.
>9. Dispense with EMI/RFI components in the power supplies.  As well as
>producing unacceptable interference this will also mean that the power
>supply is more prone to damage from voltage spikes.
>10. Use the softer plastics rather than the more wear resistant bakelite
>for kettles and toasters.  This will guarantee the consumer will
>purchase a new product to replace the shabby appliance.
>11. Do not use spot welding on your toaster elements.  Spot welding
>makes a reliable connection.  Crimped connections will fail within a
>short period.  This is good (for the manufacturer) since spare parts are
>not available.  The consumer will have to buy a new product.
>12. Use the cheaper carbon film resistors instead of the more reliable
>metal film resistor with better voltage ratings.
>13. It is best to use a design style which will rapidly look dated.
>This is another ploy in order to have the consumer purchase the latest
>style regardless of whether the item is working or not.
>
>The next lesson is how to reduce your number of service agencies and how
>to reduce the number of products the service agencies will repair for
>you.  This will increase the sale of new products by frustrating the
>consumers efforts in order to have their item repaired.
>
>
>Alan (tongue firmly in cheek) Liefting
>Registered Electronics Service Technician
>
>78 Flockton Street
>St Albans
>Christchurch
>New Zealand