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GregS[_3_]

In article , wrote:
David Nebenzahl wrote:

I'm not so sure about that. In this case, the warranty has long been
expired, yet the power supply merrily chugs along. (I bought it in
1999.) So how long do you consider to be "not much more" than after the
warranty expires?

David, I was referring to devices built after the massive capacitor failure
in late 2002. After that people no longer expected indefinite life out of
consumer electronics.

I got that feeling well before 2002.

greg