Tony Firshman wrote: > On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 at 14:14:26, Ralf Reköndt wrote: > (ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) > > Ralf/ > >> I had a QL, where the surface of the 8301 seemed to be made of ceramic, >> instead others, which had a plastic surface. >> >> Mine works very reliable through the QL's whole life. Maybe that's the >> difference? I also had a CUB. >> > Yes - circumstantial evidence suggests the ceramic 8301 is more > durable. It will often be labelled 2345. > > Tony > Military parts are invariably ceramic - You wouldn't normally expect to qualify a plastic part for the military environment. Plastic is normally much cheaper though, so I'm surprised that Sinclair would have used ceramic - unless there was a temporary shortage and they needed to keep the production run going.
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