Hi That can be a bit harder if the labels are all in Chinese. Maybe posting pictures of the label? That way those (not I) who can read Chinese might spot something that allows a search to proceed.
Bob > On Feb 13, 2018, at 11:06 AM, Clint Jay <cjaysh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sounds like a drop shipping operation, they've found a supplier in China > who is willing to send goods either in plain wrapping without any supplier > name or the name of the agent who's selling it. It can be useful to Google > anything that looks like a part number on the packaging, you'll often find > the main wholesaler or even the manufacturer. > > On 13 Feb 2018 15:48, "John Green" <wpxs...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Bob wrote: Sitting here casually reading the data sheets for some of the >> modern Trimble >> survey receivers - they have gone to 7.2V (just below your 7.5V trigger >> point) >> as an antenna supply voltage. >> >> Who knows what that might imply relative to this antenna. >> >> After getting my refund, I sent the seller a message saying that I would >> buy another if he could assure me it would work at 12 volts. He replied >> that he needed to get his hands on a couple and do some testing first. The >> antenna that I received seems to be different to the one pictured in the >> eBay listing. At least the labels are different. I get the feeling he is >> kind of a third party dealing with someone in China who is wholesaling >> antennas made by someone else. Who really knows what spec. these are made >> to, or by who. In my former place of employment, we made an SMB terminator. >> Basically, a 75 ohm resistor soldered across the pins of an SMB connector, >> then molded in black plastic. We bought the connectors from a Chinese >> supplier who supplied them in individual plastic bags. We had to cut the >> parts out of the bags before processing, which added a labor step. We tried >> to get the supplier to sell them to us packaged in bulk, but they refused. >> We decided that they were actually buying them from someone else and just >> doing a passthru. The connectors themselves would change from time to time, >> which caused problems in molding, and sometimes caused the electrical >> performance to degrade. Getting parts to reliably meet a specification from >> China can be a problem. I can't even imagine the issues that could arise >> when you try to source an assembly, or completed product. >> >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_ >> source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> >> Virus-free. >> www.avast.com >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_ >> source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> >> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ >> mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.