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NormLeete@... wrote:

 Whoa...I'mnot suggesting using dangerous substances for the hell of it. I'm bemoaningthe way some companies use these regulations as an excuse to scrap oldequipment / techniques.Plus I'm probably turning into a "grumpy old bloke".

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Precisely mypoint too, Norm.  My message was twofold. To point out the
errors of thepast,today's consequences, plus unnecessary/unwanted government intrusion
into the privatesector.

 
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 I helpa friend of mine with his music shop at the weekend with guitar and otherrepairs and I work to tolerances that my day job seem incapable of understanding.This is because the accountants now dictate that processes are either automatic,de-skilled or sent off-shore. I'dmuch rather repair an old piece of gear than scrap it so it can be replacedby something that has been flown half way around the world so it can beassembled by an exploite workforce... Norm
 

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Back in the dayswhen Japanese electronics was still in its infancy, the lowest
assembly lineworkers ("insert transistor Q5 in the holes encircled white")
often were paidin bowls of rice .    Some toy made in Hong-Kong was destined
to break withinthe hour, and some gadget made in Japan also was frowned upon.

.....Now look.....   First Hyundais and Samsung products were of questional repute.

.....Now look.....  I predict similar for China. But big difference here. The other Asian
lands were relativelyfree societies, but China is not.
 

I echo your lastsentences verbatim,Norm.  That's why I do what I do .
Ever listen/see a restored circa 1935 Zenith multiband floor-console radio ?
15-20 valvesin its dual chassis, plus a monster 18-inch loudspeaker below.
....Would bean act of desecration to scrap something like that. See photo.
Was the MK-IIof its day.

Cheers, JK  (not exploited, but an underpaid old bloke w. a passion for Tex-Mex)