Rubbish products/materials

[Big n Daft]

Right ho chaps and chapesses,
Its time rat out the rubbish. What have you used recently that has been complete and utter poo.
Lets start with anything that has Proteus on the label, and there is some completely useless swa cable out there as well. You know the stuff, its like a coiled spring sitting on the drum waiting to snare you at first pull.

 

[dixon9]

ill add mk dual rcd boards to this one

The lids with the "hinge nodule" that has about 0.001mm protusion?

 

[dixon9]

Yes. Exactly my experience.

And mine...

 

[AA410]

How many of you test tw/e before you use it bought a roll the other day with not good readings

 

[Geordie Spark]

How many of you test tw/e before you use it bought a roll the other day with not good readings

I do :smug: ....................... or rather I used to.

I always thought it was better to spend a few minutes making sure that the cable was OK at the start of the job than spend hours ripping it out & replacing it at the end.

 

[Guest111]

haha!! ...We used to say exactly the same thing about Japanese goods, when they first started exporting to the West!! How things change!! lol!!

Thing is, when you buy cheap, cheap, what do you really expect from those goods??

When I buy cheep cheep I expect a budgie lol

 

[saudkhan]

like it lots

 

[Silly Sausage]

Useless cable grips in FCUs that refuse to hold small csa flexes.
Had to fix loads of those with a cable tie around the flex to stop them pulling out.
Usually found in posh hotels...

 

[ipf]

When I buy cheep cheep I expect a budgie lol

Chirpy sod! lol.