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On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:38:11 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
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In article ,
Mark wrote:
They are a total ripoff price wise. They should cost little more than
any similar sized PS.


They're a lot more than a PSU though.


Hence the 'little more' bit.

They are supposed to do testing


A proper tester costs a great deal. If they did a proper test then they'd
be worth the cost. But they don't.


What should a "proper tester" do that the Optimate doesn't?

and recovery from deep discharge.


As do others at a fraction of the price.


Which ones?

They have gone up a lot in price since I bought mine though.


Yup. One born every minute.


What's that supposed to mean?

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