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Test equipment from Ali Baba is so much cheaper.....is it ok?
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Faringdon:
Hi,
We are in for the following test kit...its often more than 4 times cheaper from Ali Baba or "China-via-ebay"

Do you know of problems with these items sourced from AliBaba

Flux
Leaded solder
HV Diff probe
Kynar wire
Kynar stripper
100:1 probe
Mains Safe block
ESD mat with htab and cord/earth plug
ESD wrist strap and plug/cord
ESD footstrap
Polyamide tape
Transformer coil tubing
7/0.2mm wire
Various Enamelled copper wire
0805 book
isolation transformer 230/230...100VA to 2200VA

AVGresponding:
Quality is random, and if you receive something sub-par, customer service is a long way from ebay standard.
TomKatt:
China is a crapshoot - you need to get by the product description lies before you can even begin ascertaining quality...

Thank goodness I'm just a hobbiest - because I still do not know how to identify real copper wire from all the plated crap listed as solid copper.

Even if the origin was China, if the use was commercial, I'd be sourcing from a place like Digikey etc.
bd139:
General rule is don’t buy anything that can kill you or you can’t afford to immediately throw away from China.

Polyamide tape is usually ok though.
graybeard:

--- Quote from: bd139 on June 28, 2022, 07:06:01 pm ---Polyamide tape is usually ok though.

--- End quote ---

The tape cheap enough from Amazon prime and returnable for free if it sucks.
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