On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:52:48 -0500, "Bob Campbell"
wrote:

"Nicholas Dreyer" wrote in message
...
You can still buy English, 110 volt version Redsun 2100s on eBay, direct
from China.

But would they be any better, or should I assume that the manufacturer
is dumping all their lemons on CCrane? Hard to believe, unless the
chinese are counting on the stupidity of CCrane or their US buyers?

Hard to tell. But if the reviews he

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6055

are any indication, I'd say the Redsun version seem to be OK.

Thanks for the pointers, Bob. At $69 plus $43 shipping from China it
sure is the cheapest deal.

Unfortunately I got caught with 2 bad CCranes in a row from a
distributor (Matt Williams of DepotEco) who gave me intelligent and
instant service (including sending off a replacement before even
getting my original back). He got burned by CCrane on the deal since
they would not reimburse him for all the shipping costs back and forth
to me for which I was never charged. This quality Control fiasco at
CCrane and their treatment of him means they will likely loose him as
one of their best advocates and distributors. A real shame, which I
let them know.

I, however am a little leery of possibly getting stuck with yet
another bad one sent all the way from China for $43. CCrane is
responsive on the phone (even while I was complaining about the two
not directly bought from them), so I will try a third one directly
through their store. They say they will thoroughly test the unit
right before shipping it out - which they don't do for their
distributors. If that one fails to perform, I at least know they will
take it back for a quick refund which I will then put into my
fall-back option, the Grundig D350 DL.

Nick