Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Dave Baker wrote:
Why do PCBs fail so often? They are reliable enough in other appliances.
If they are getting too hot is it beyond the wit of the designers to
site and insulate them better?

Basically ****e design, components and build. Looks to me that those
makers operate the principle of saving a penny on each unit adds up to a
fortune overall. Of course PCBs can have a very long life.

Customers with burnt fingers have even longer memories. They may save a penny
today, but they lose out big time later.

-- JJ