Re: (ET) ET Charges for Pennys a Day

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

On 23 Feb 2008 at 18:44, Dave wrote:

> here's some pictures of the inside of a kill-a-watt taken by someone who 
> was
> curious how they could be made so cheaply..

I notice that his is one of the earlier models.  You can just read on the 
label that it was made in Taiwan (these sold for around $40, IIRC).  They 
transferred manufacturing to the mainland some time around 2004, and AFAIK 
have not returned it to Taiwan.  

I've been assuming that they changed the design at least a little to 
simplify it at the same time; it's hard to believe that the cheaper labor 
on 
the mainland would make that much difference in the price.  I suppose it's 
possible, though.  Might be interesting to compare the different versions.

I have enough trouble analyzing circuit cards when they're right in front 
of 
me, so I can't really tell whether it'd be possible to add some 
capacitance 
to the logic supply.  Maybe someone else can.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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