That and the fact he is trying to compare the way CB's were built 25 years
ago just shows he is skirting the issue.
Pioneer, Clarion, Alpine, Sony, Delphi, Audiovox, Visteon, and the other
manufacturer products i repair are made and/or assembled with products that
are made in countries such as the Philipines, China, Brazil, Mexico,
Pertugal, etc. Most of the repairs i perform are either electrical component
failures (transistors, microprocessors, diodes, caps, etc), or mechanical
failures due to under-engineered product, customer abuse, or electronic
failure causing a mech to kill itself or just die.
In a very few cases, there is an actual manufacturing defect. Almost always
a component that didnt get soldered fully, or a piece of a mechanical device
that was manufactured (stamped, molded, etc) wrong, and didnt get culled out
of a lot before assembly.
And in other cases, rough handling during shipment account for a small
percentage of failures.
So, blame engineers, inspectors, shippers, and assembly lines for your
problems Dave and/or Debbie. In the real world of mobile
audio/visual/navigation equipment, which is far more complicated than a
walkie-talkie, there is no single blame to point out. Everyone everywhere is
a **** up. Face it, and get on with life. Everyone out here know about how
much you hate the Chinese and then try and spread the word of god on top of
it. Blasphemy, paranoia, xenophobia, and racism Dave. The big invisible
elephant in your livingroom. Just like alcoholism.
There is your explanation Andy, from someone who actually needed some
specialized education and training to perform his tasks. Too bad the truth
had to be told by someone who started down this this road only 8 years ago
from a CB hobby, instead of Doper Dave and his 25 years worth.