On Mon, 17 May 2010 00:28:47 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
PeterD wrote:
Crap, I hate fixing new stuff, but took it apart, and the SCR in the
dial mechanism had a bad solder joint. New... Of course, chinese crap
made, and I did fix it.

I make a point of never buying crap tools - it simply isn't worth it. Got
quite a few Chinese made which are very good - and incredible value.

If I did buy one which didn't work I'd take it back for a refund or
exchange.

Agreed, but it was something I picked up from a store that was going
out of business... It sat in the box for a while, and I decided to try
it yesterday.