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It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and Wesfarmers are
looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
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It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and Wesfarmers are
looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
On 26-May-22 5:03 pm, keithr0 wrote:
It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and Wesfarmers
are looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
Then they\'ll convert it into a standard consumer electronics store, the
way they did with Dick Smith, and destroy its market in the process.
Sylvia.
keithr0 wrote
It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, andWesfarmers are
looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
Then they\'ll convert it into a standard consumer electronics store, the
way they did with Dick Smith,
Sylvia Else wrote
keithr0 wrote
It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and Wesfarmers
are looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
Then they\'ll convert it into a standard consumer electronics store,
the way they did with Dick Smith, and destroy its market in the process.
You mean the market for over-priced junk
and counterfeit electronic components?
Good riddance. Jaycar has been a blight on the industry for decades.
I get most of my stuff from china, but, if I need something now, I\'ll goOn 26/05/2022 6:51 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 26-May-22 5:03 pm, keithr0 wrote:
It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and Wesfarmers
are looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
Then they\'ll convert it into a standard consumer electronics store,
the way they did with Dick Smith, and destroy its market in the process.
Sylvia.
**You mean the market for over-priced junk and counterfeit electronic
components?
Good riddance. Jaycar has been a blight on the industry for decades.
On 26/05/2022 6:51 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 26-May-22 5:03 pm, keithr0 wrote:
It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and Wesfarmers
are looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
Then they\'ll convert it into a standard consumer electronics store,
the way they did with Dick Smith, and destroy its market in the process.
Sylvia.
**You mean the market for over-priced junk and counterfeit electronic
components?
Good riddance. Jaycar has been a blight on the industry for decades.
On 27/05/2022 3:01 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 26/05/2022 6:51 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 26-May-22 5:03 pm, keithr0 wrote:
It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and Wesfarmers
are looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
Then they\'ll convert it into a standard consumer electronics store,
the way they did with Dick Smith, and destroy its market in the process.
Sylvia.
**You mean the market for over-priced junk and counterfeit electronic
components?
Counterfeit? Well apart from that dude that did the Arduino (IIRC)
starter kit which they blatantly copied, what other examples are there?
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.
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.
On 27/05/2022 3:23 pm, Clocky wrote:
On 27/05/2022 3:01 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 26/05/2022 6:51 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 26-May-22 5:03 pm, keithr0 wrote:
It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and Wesfarmers
are looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
Then they\'ll convert it into a standard consumer electronics store,
the way they did with Dick Smith, and destroy its market in the
process.
Sylvia.
**You mean the market for over-priced junk and counterfeit electronic
components?
Counterfeit? Well apart from that dude that did the Arduino (IIRC)
starter kit which they blatantly copied, what other examples are there?
Jaycar are notorious for selling dodgy, Chinese, re-branded components
that do not meet their published specs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
**You mean the market for over-priced junk and counterfeit electronic
components?
Counterfeit? Well apart from that dude that did the Arduino (IIRC)
starter kit which they blatantly copied, what other examples are there?
**Jaycar are notorious for selling dodgy, Chinese, re-branded components
that do not meet their published specs. Notably, they were caught
selling MJ15003/MJ15004 transistors that didn\'t come close to the
manufacturer\'s specs.
On 27/05/2022 3:23 pm, Clocky wrote:
On 27/05/2022 3:01 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 26/05/2022 6:51 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 26-May-22 5:03 pm, keithr0 wrote:
It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and Wesfarmers
are looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
Then they\'ll convert it into a standard consumer electronics store,
the way they did with Dick Smith, and destroy its market in the
process.
Sylvia.
**You mean the market for over-priced junk and counterfeit electronic
components?
Counterfeit? Well apart from that dude that did the Arduino (IIRC)
starter kit which they blatantly copied, what other examples are there?
**Jaycar are notorious for selling dodgy, Chinese, re-branded components
that do not meet their published specs. 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.
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.
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.
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. I do.
**Jaycar are notorious for selling dodgy, Chinese, re-branded components
that do not meet their published specs. 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
ch
*None* of them are immune to sourcing and selling counterfeits
**Like I said: Hobbyists don\'t care if something blows up. I do.
So source your parts from you ISO9001 suppliers and good luck but it
doesn\'t change the fact Jaycar are handy for hobbyists, their target
customers
On Fri, 27 May 2022 16:30:48 +1000, Trevor Wilson
trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote:
On 27/05/2022 3:23 pm, Clocky wrote:
On 27/05/2022 3:01 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 26/05/2022 6:51 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 26-May-22 5:03 pm, keithr0 wrote:
It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and
Wesfarmers are looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
Then they\'ll convert it into a standard consumer electronics store,
the way they did with Dick Smith, and destroy its market in the
process.
Sylvia.
**You mean the market for over-priced junk and counterfeit
electronic components?
 Counterfeit? Well apart from that dude that did the Arduino (IIRC)
starter kit which they blatantly copied, what other examples are there?
Jaycar are notorious for selling dodgy, Chinese, re-branded components
that do not meet their published specs.
So don\'t buy those components from them. stupid.
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.
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.
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.
 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...
**Jaycar are notorious for selling dodgy, Chinese, re-branded components
that do not meet their published specs. 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
ch
*None* of them are immune to sourcing and selling counterfeits
** False argument.
Unlike Jaycar et alia, E14 and RS do not engage in reckless purchasing and can trace stock to factory sources.
Phil Allison wrote:
==============
**Jaycar are notorious for selling dodgy, Chinese, re-branded components
that do not meet their published specs. 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
ch
*None* of them are immune to sourcing and selling counterfeits
** False argument.
Unlike Jaycar et alia, E14 and RS do not engage in reckless purchasing and can trace stock to factory sources.
** See recent vid on typical Sanken brand fakes from Ebay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIvyNIEGI-s
Even possible to buy fake electros too.
22uF, 500V axials turned out to be old 400V radial caps removed and re packaged from used CFLs.
..... Phil
On 27/05/2022 9:19 pm, Rod Speed wrote:
On Fri, 27 May 2022 16:30:48 +1000, Trevor Wilson
trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote:
On 27/05/2022 3:23 pm, Clocky wrote:
On 27/05/2022 3:01 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 26/05/2022 6:51 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 26-May-22 5:03 pm, keithr0 wrote:
It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and
Wesfarmers are looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
Then they\'ll convert it into a standard consumer electronics store,
the way they did with Dick Smith, and destroy its market in the
process.
Sylvia.
**You mean the market for over-priced junk and counterfeit
electronic components?
Counterfeit? Well apart from that dude that did the Arduino (IIRC)
starter kit which they blatantly copied, what other examples are
there?
Jaycar are notorious for selling dodgy, Chinese, re-branded components
that do not meet their published specs.
So don\'t buy those components from them. stupid.
I no longer do. Nuts, bolts, screws, junky toys, etc is all Jaycar is
useful for.
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.
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?
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.
On Sat, 28 May 2022 16:05:55 +1000, Trevor Wilson
trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote:
On 27/05/2022 9:19 pm, Rod Speed wrote:
On Fri, 27 May 2022 16:30:48 +1000, Trevor Wilson
trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote:
On 27/05/2022 3:23 pm, Clocky wrote:
On 27/05/2022 3:01 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 26/05/2022 6:51 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 26-May-22 5:03 pm, keithr0 wrote:
It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and
Wesfarmers are looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
Then they\'ll convert it into a standard consumer electronics
store, the way they did with Dick Smith, and destroy its market
in the process.
Sylvia.
**You mean the market for over-priced junk and counterfeit
electronic components?
 Counterfeit? Well apart from that dude that did the Arduino (IIRC)
starter kit which they blatantly copied, what other examples are
there?
Jaycar are notorious for selling dodgy, Chinese, re-branded
components that do not meet their published specs.
 So don\'t buy those components from them. stupid.
I no longer do. Nuts, bolts, screws, junky toys, etc is all Jaycar is
useful for.
More of your utterly mindless bullshit.
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.
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.
On 29/05/2022 4:54 am, Rod Speed wrote:
On Sat, 28 May 2022 16:05:55 +1000, Trevor Wilson
trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote:
On 27/05/2022 9:19 pm, Rod Speed wrote:
On Fri, 27 May 2022 16:30:48 +1000, Trevor Wilson
trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote:
On 27/05/2022 3:23 pm, Clocky wrote:
On 27/05/2022 3:01 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 26/05/2022 6:51 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 26-May-22 5:03 pm, keithr0 wrote:
It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and
Wesfarmers are looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
Then they\'ll convert it into a standard consumer electronics
store, the way they did with Dick Smith, and destroy its market
in the process.
Sylvia.
**You mean the market for over-priced junk and counterfeit
electronic components?
Counterfeit? Well apart from that dude that did the Arduino (IIRC)
starter kit which they blatantly copied, what other examples are
there?
Jaycar are notorious for selling dodgy, Chinese, re-branded
components that do not meet their published specs.
So don\'t buy those components from them. stupid.
I no longer do. Nuts, bolts, screws, junky toys, etc is all Jaycar is
useful for.
More of your utterly mindless bullshit.
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.
My experience with Jaycar plugpacks is not as stellar. I worked on a
project for a client a few years back and I purchased 600 X 15VAC, 300ma
plug packs from Jaycar. After a few months in the field they began
failing (the absolute maximum current drawn was 100ma). When 10% if the
plugpacks had failed, I sourced new plugpacks from an Australian
manufacturer. These were rated at 16VAC, 100ma. To date (and it has been
25 years) I\'ve had to supply 3 replacements.
A 10% failure rate is appallingly bad. A 10% failure rate in a period of
a few months is simply unforgivable.
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.
And, once more: How do people know what not to buy, unless they have
already purchased rubbish?
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.
My original claim is spot-on.
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.
Uh-huh.
On Sun, 29 May 2022 06:52:14 +1000, Trevor Wilson
trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote:
On 29/05/2022 4:54 am, Rod Speed wrote:
On Sat, 28 May 2022 16:05:55 +1000, Trevor Wilson
trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote:
On 27/05/2022 9:19 pm, Rod Speed wrote:
On Fri, 27 May 2022 16:30:48 +1000, Trevor Wilson
trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote:
On 27/05/2022 3:23 pm, Clocky wrote:
On 27/05/2022 3:01 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 26/05/2022 6:51 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 26-May-22 5:03 pm, keithr0 wrote:
It has been reported that JB Hi, Super Retail Group, and
Wesfarmers are looking to buy Jaycar valued at ~$500M.
Then they\'ll convert it into a standard consumer electronics
store, the way they did with Dick Smith, and destroy its market
in the process.
Sylvia.
**You mean the market for over-priced junk and counterfeit
electronic components?
 Counterfeit? Well apart from that dude that did the Arduino
(IIRC) starter kit which they blatantly copied, what other
examples are there?
Jaycar are notorious for selling dodgy, Chinese, re-branded
components that do not meet their published specs.
 So don\'t buy those components from them. stupid.
I no longer do. Nuts, bolts, screws, junky toys, etc is all Jaycar
is useful for.
 More of your utterly mindless bullshit.
 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.
My experience with Jaycar plugpacks is not as stellar. I worked on a
project for a client a few years back and I purchased 600 X 15VAC,
300ma plug packs from Jaycar. After a few months in the field they
began failing (the absolute maximum current drawn was 100ma). When 10%
if the plugpacks had failed, I sourced new plugpacks from an
Australian manufacturer. These were rated at 16VAC, 100ma. To date
(and it has been 25 years) I\'ve had to supply 3 replacements.
A 10% failure rate is appallingly bad. A 10% failure rate in a period
of a few months is simply unforgivable.
The one I got is still working fine.
 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.
And, once more: How do people know what not to buy, unless they have
already purchased rubbish?
You can get real radical and ask others who have bought stuff from Jaycar.
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.
My original claim is spot-on.
Bullshit it is.
Jaycar sell over-priced rubbish.
They sell plenty of adequate quality stuff and some find
they need something right now and don\'t need the week\'s
delay from another Oz supplier or the months delay with
aliexpress or ebay sellers who use chinese suppliers.
Their products are unreliable
That\'s bullshit with plenty of them.
and many of their components are below spec and/or counterfeit.
So don\'t buy those, stupid.
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.
Uh-huh.
Fraid so.
**At some point, someone has to be the first. Phil Allison was one of,
if not, the first person to publicise the failings of Jaycar and Dick
Smith WRT counterfeit parts.
And, here\'s the thing: We already have a system in place to ensure
consumers obtain quality parts. It\'s called ISO9001 accreditation. RS
Components, ELement14, X-On and others have it. Jaycar doesn\'t.
**Tell me, in as much detail as you feel necessary, how YOU go about
ascertaining if a (say) MJ15003 transistor is counterfeit or not.
More importantly: Why should any consumer be forced to carefully check
every component they buy, before they install it into a project or
repair job?