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Daniel65 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote

>> I had an urgent need for a plugpack when lightning took out
>> the one that powered the security system at the local Salvos.
>> I replaced it with one from the local Jaycar because the local
>> Salvos use theirs to catch shop thieves and it is still working fine.

> I volunteer at our local Salvos shop, where all money made goes back  
> into the local community by way of helping out those in need.

I don't but I didn't bill them for the replacement surveillance
system or the plug pack and they still have my monitor.

> We don't make a heap of money, even in the best of times a $2000 a week  
> would have been a stretch, now with limited volunteers forcing limited  
> opening hours, $500 a week is an extremely good week .... but we try!!

> A couple of months ago, we had some (needy??) person/people break into  
> the shop and take the $1500-$2000 that was being stored in the shop,  
> awaiting the Salvos Minister to bank it!!

They dont have ministers, they have officers.

> BASTARDS!!

> Especially when you think that if the crooks had ASKED for assistance,  
> they would have gotten it!!

> So, now, I bring each days takings home with me and the Minister banks  
> them every now and again!!

>>  When my FTTN system went out for a day or two without notice
>> I couldn't put my hand on my wifi dongle so I got another from
>> the local Jaycar. Price was quite a it higher than from anyone
>> else but cheaper than from Hardly Normal, the only other source
>> in my country town. Worked fine and still does and much more
>> convenient than no internet for a couple of days.
>>
>>>>> Notably, they were caught selling MJ15003/MJ15004 transistors that  
>>>>> didn't come close to the manufacturer's specs. Quite a few techs  
>>>>> were caught out. Jaycar were kind enough to refund their purchase  
>>>>> price, but not the time spent fixing the same fault several times.  
>>>>> One of my mates got caught out, when he was repairing a TV set with  
>>>>> dodgy Jaycar parts. He lost 4 hours chasing his tail.
>>
>>>>  So don't buy those components from them. stupid.
>>
>>> Here's the thing: Those of us who have purchased such components have  
>>> been burned.
>>  So don't buy those components from them. stupid.
>>
>>>>>>> Good riddance. Jaycar has been a blight on the industry for  
>>>>>>> decades.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Rubbish.
>>>>>>  Sure, they sell junk but they're also handy if you need something  
>>>>>> and it doesn't need to be top shelf. Very convenient for hobbyists.
>>>>
>>>>> Sure. Hobbyists don't care if something they've repaired blows up  
>>>>> again. Don't get me wrong: I have a Jaycar 15 minutes from my home  
>>>>> and if I need something desperately and/or not critical, I'll buy  
>>>>> from them.
>>
>>>>  So your original is just more of your mindless bullshit.
>>
>>> My original what?
>>  Claim/post etc.
>>
>>>>> However, all my US/Euro semiconductors and electrolytic caps come  
>>>>> from an ISO9001 supplier, like Element14, RS or X-On. Japanese semis  
>>>>> are from WES, which are not immune from selling counterfeit semis  
>>>>> either. I was caught a couple of time. And their electros are  
>>>>> rubbish.
>>>>  So only buy the other stuff from Jaycar, stupid.
>>>
>>> **Duh.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>  We don't have a Jaycar, only an agent but they are very helpful  
>>>>>> and are happy to get things in from other suppliers on their stock  
>>>>>> orders and not charge additional freight.
>>>>
>>>>> Like I said: Hobbyists don't care if something blows up.
>>>>  Even sillier than you usually manage and that's saying something...
>>>
>>> Of course hobbyists care. They just don't understand why their project  
>>> has blown up. They just assume that they've done something stupid,  
>>> when, in reality, the only stupid thing they did was to buy shitty  
>>> components from Jaycar.
>>  None of my purchases from Jaycar have blown up.
>

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