[SML] What could be easier?

[Mt. Angel Performing Arts Center]

This is notorious with eBay sellers, particularly the Asian ones 
claiming a 'guarantee' of some sort on their items.

They'll delay you long enough with these BS requests for 'photos' or 
'video' of the problem until it's too late to get any sort of refund or 
leave appropriate feedback.

They also typically offer a $10-$20 credit for non-working equipment 
that you paid $100+ - or you can return it at your expense - and 
probably still not get any satisfaction.

the 'guarantee' is that you are being flim-flammed by experts.

Scam, scam, scam. I now figure any money spent with Asian vendors is 
simply flushed, then I get a pleasant surprise when it turns out otherwise.

At the first sign of trouble I now request a refund and avoid the 
hassle. Sometimes I even get the refund - often not. YMMV

Carla

No matter where or what, there are makers, takers, and fakers. Robert A. 
Heinlein

On 3/28/2018 3:22 PM, Jerry Durand via Stagecraft wrote:
> Famous last words...
> 
> I need run some 220V, 50Hz equipment off battery.  Simple, buy a Pure 
> Sine Wave 220V inverter and hook to the battery.
> 
> The inverter arrived, flipped through the manual (yes, I RTFM) and see 
> this is HALF the wattage advertised and NOT Pure Sine Wave.
> 
> *sigh*
> 
> Contact the seller.  Yet another seller that MUST have a video of the 
> problem.
> 
> *Sigh*
> 
> Take a video of their web page listing specs and then pan to the manual 
> pages showing the errors.
> 
> Not good enough, they need a video of it RUNNING.  ???
> 
> *SIGH*
> 
> Hooked it up to 12V, hooked a load to it and my oscilloscope. Yep, 
> definitely NOT anything resembling sine.  Also 55Hz.  55??? Couldn't 
> decide between 60 and 50 so split the difference?
> 
> Anyway, took a video of it connected and the 'scope screen. The video 
> has been sent in, hopefully they don't need an analysis of the circuit.
> 
> -- 
> Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc.
> www.DurandInterstellar.com
> tel: +1 408 356-3886
> @DurandInterstel
> 
> 
> 
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