[Premium-Rx] WJ-8711 and WJ-8712 Power Supply Poll

Steve Pappin via Premium-Rx premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
Mon Sep 21 17:37:55 EDT 2015


I'm taking an informal poll to see what I can do about all of these failing SP1348 power supplies. The failure rate is increasing and it's going to get ahead of my capacity to service them. So here are two realistic options:

1) New drop in exact fit replacement unit - $$$ Expensive due to low volume of manufacturing

2) Replacement unit that drops into the original SP1348 metal enclosure - $240.00 to $300.00
depending on quality and volume

There are ways to reduce cost but they are not good:
a. Made in China - I don't want to do this
b. A kit that you have to assemble - I can see how this could go all wrong with miswires and voltage hazards
c. Finance - Credit line to buy materials in quantity to keep costs low - and the risk if the power supplies don't sell

So the question is multiple choice: Would you be willing to pay;
a. $240.00 ?
b. $300.00 ?
c. $500.00 ?

In 10 days I will send out another email with the results of the poll - anonymous. My guess is that there will be very little demand until failures reach epic proportions. Remember that some of these power supplies are 20 years old and early switchers commonly failed after 10 years if that.

Best Regards,
Steve


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