Quote Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl View Post
I have wondered about this myself. I wonder how many people complaining about failures are also overloading the device?
I try to leave myself a 20 to 25% window. I don't like running anything full throttle for any length of time.
Many people don't understand this.
Many. Not just hobbyists either. I have come across people that well knew they were overloading and I had to convince them that it wasn't worth the risk for what they would save in doing it properly. With big money on the line for collections where its a income source its amazing how many want to cheap out for equipment.

I have also gotten units back that the customers had bought second hand and weren't working properly and they had the fuses bridged with aluminum foil. Or the units had been pulled apart and fuses were bypassed with wires internally. So be careful who you buy a used unit from. :^)