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- From: jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond)
- Subject: Re: Electromotive Inc.: STAY AWAY
- Message-ID: <94_ra+#@dixie.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 05:02:34 GMT
- Organization: Dixie Communications Public Access. The Mouth of the South.
- Keywords: Engine management
- References: <1992Dec10.220142.28018@ee.gatech.edu> <1992Dec11.054645.24898@ra.oc.com> <ch!r!9b@dixie.com> <1992Dec11.214552.10384@ra.oc.com>
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- rodder@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Jon D. Rodder) writes:
-
- >I still don't see why they EPA would bar them from selling it as a
- >non-street use or pre-emissions item. By your reasoning, I shouldn't
- >be able to buy an aftermarket distributor with a vacuum advance.
-
- If the part has a use on pre-emission vehicles, then the fine print
- disclaimer will probably do it. But it still depends on how the part
- is marketed. It also depends on what one does to attract the attention
- of the EPA. Finally, note how many vendors are getting EOs on
- distributors.
-
- >In retrospect I probably should have. I tried to control to all
- >conditions during on engine testing and vary only the crank trigger
- >signal. I made a big mistake in assuming that the trigger supplied
- >by electromotive would work when installed to their specs, and believing
- >them when they reassured me that it would.
-
- Hard-won experience, huh? I recognized the trigger the first time I saw it
- as one commonly used with industrial DC motor controllers and knew
- how sensitive it was.
-
- >Maybe I am out of line. But I spent $1100 for a product that did not
- >work, the manufacturer gave no useful assistance in getting it to work,
- >and they wouldn't take the product back, and feel that I owe them
- >something in return.
-
- I can understand that feeling. I just don't think it is 100% fair to
- brand the whole product line because of one bad experience. *WOW*,
- $1100 for just the ignition? They nicked you full retail at least.
- *WOW*
-
- John
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