Did you put quotation marks around the "24 volt"? If it is entered as just words with no quotes you also get everything with "24" in the description. That includes "24 watt", "240 volt", etc. I just did it ebay.ca with the quotes and got 25 hits all of which are appropriate.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Gene Heskett [mailto:ghesk...@wdtv.com] > Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2015 12:00 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: [Emc-users] Amazon playing tricks? > > Hi All; > > I still have a minute to say good morning. :) That order from amazon I was > expecting today? I just got a cancel notice, product unavailable. > > But when I go back to look for a substitute, the same guy has them listed twice > yet, 3 on one listing and 4 on another, for slightly different prices. > > That will also cancel my amazon prime but all I wanted was the free shipping, > and I'd bet a case of suds that is the real reason. > > So I go to fleabay, and their search engine sends me 4 damned pages of 12 volt > supplies for a search term of "24 volt switching power supply". > All at 2-5x the amazon prices. > > So, since I do have a F-F db25 gender changer although its 3 inches long and a > connector destroyer if it gets bumped, I guess I demolish a box of braking stuff > I built for the lathe & only used a couple months before I discovered Jon's > pwm servo amp, which simplicates the heck out of that project. I'm pretty sure > there's a transformer in it that will do the job with a cap input filter... > > Damn I hate being lied to by amazon. But the box I have started to make does > have room for a linear home-made supply if the transformer is the one I think > it is. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
