dude, cardboard is cheap AF. just put some bulky cardboard components in there and charge 700 bucks a pop
On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 1:48 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote: > Those huge MOVs Transtector uses are hard to source. > > I have looked at doing this several times. They have their niche and I > have mine. > > *From:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, April 21, 2022 11:25 AM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > *Cc:* 'Chuck McCown' > *Subject:* RE: [AFMUG] Transtector DC or MTC DC Surge Suppression? > > > Why don’t you make a $200 super premium model? Transtector must have > pretty huge margins on those things. > > > > > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via AF > *Sent:* Thursday, April 21, 2022 1:19 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Chuck McCown <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Transtector DC or MTC DC Surge Suppression? > > > > I have commented on this in the past. Transtector uses components and > connectors that are super huge. > > > > So huge that the distributed impedance of any normal wire connected to it > will limit the surge as much or more than the surge suppressor. In other > words, I believe it is overkill. But what is wrong with that? > > > > They do work. They look cool. My devices are sacrificial devices. > Frequently they will explode if a really good surge hits them. But they > always protect the equipment. > > > > I would imagine that Transtectors don’t explode or offer visual evidence > that they may be wounded. > > > > Still, can’t say anything bad about them. They are the name brand. > > > > *From:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Thursday, April 21, 2022 8:03 AM > > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Transtector DC or MTC DC Surge Suppression? > > > > Transtector has a bigger board with more shit soldered to it. Maybe more > is more. I don’t know, I’m not the electrical engineer. I do know it’s > the “name brand” and you won’t get in trouble with any tower owners or R56 > police. When something blows up they’ll say “well this guy had a > transtector so he did his best”. If you have the MTC which may or may not > be equivalent they’ll say “hah, that’s the problem! Look at this weird > brand of surge protector he used! This guy sucks, he should have bought a > Transtector!”. > > > > I have no idea, but if I was McCown I would never directly say that a > Transtector was better than my own product. If I honestly thought mine was > better I’d say it loud and proud. > > If I was Transtector I’d make all kinds of subtle aspersions about my > lower cost competitor to imply that they were cheap junk. But only if I > was directly asked about them, otherwise I pretend they don’t exist. > > > > Those of us who only know enough to be dangerous can only draw our own > conclusions. > > > > I think Chuck should make a surge suppressor line with a 4x bigger board, > an aluminum housing, and a few extra diodes to take up the extra space. > Set the MSRP on that to $20 less than Transtector and label it as “MTC > Premium Super Turbo 9000 Surge Suppressor” with a little explosion tag on > the advertising saying “Compare to Transtector!” Now people will ask > Transtector about MTC and they will have to come up with an official > opinion. Every time they talk about you they drive people to look at you. > > > > Ever heard the story about Martha Stuart selling homemade pies at a booth > for $5? She barely sold any. So she raised the price to $10 and sold out > in a couple of hours. Apparently nobody wants $5 homemade pies. They want > $10 hand-crafted small-batch artisanal organic pies. MTC needs some > artisanal, organic surge suppressors. > > > > Look at me. I should be in marketing. I’m awesome at this. > > > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of * > [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 20, 2022 7:17 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Transtector DC or MTC DC Surge Suppression? > > > > I’m getting ready to test some Tarana gear. They recommend a Transtector > 1101-1110 for surge suppression on the DC line. I recognize that > Transtector is exceptional, but I’d like to know if it is significantly > better than the MTC DC surge suppressors like the 800-DCSS-APC or > 800-DCSS-AB-APC. > > > > I’m not necessarily looking to save $150 (Although that is very nice), I’m > more interested in the form factor and how the MTC units will work better > in our small enclosures. > > > > Thank you, Chris > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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