Paul wrote:
philo wrote:

I guess what amazes me is that the machines I am getting with bad caps
are of varying ages spanning quite a few years.

OTOH: Why should I be surprised?

That's really the shocking and sad part. How long
this went on. It went on for years. Multiple Chinese
manufacturers were using the bogus electrolyte. What
I can't figure out, is what production manager would
get a bonus, for saving a few cents on caps, only to
turn around and have a huge rate of warranty returns.

That's assuming 1) there actually were lots of warranty returns and 2) that
the production manager stayed there in that position (and didn't move up or
out onto a new job). Remember corporations (and government) only think
short term. Long term is an "advanced" concept.

I can't figure an up-side, to using the cheap bogus caps.
Sooner or later, you'll be paying for them.

Paul

But in the end, do they care? (Not unless it actually did cut into their
bottom line, which in this case would necessitate tons of returns)