Potentially Dangerous Generator Failure
This spring, bought a 1200 Watt Firman generator from Home Depot in Canada. It seemed like a good deal -- $249 plus tax, delivered right to the house, with a three year warranty. On the second o...
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Old Islander wrote:
The Honda manufacturing process is ISO 9001 certified, which means every part of their product undergoes a rigorous and ongoing QA/QC process. Whatever valve they use, would have the highest level of quality assurance available -- and that would include replacement parts.
You give ISO 9000 way too much credit for ensuing that a cheap but functional valve might be included in a design. Far and away, China is the top user of ISO 9000 in the entire world, indeed having more certified companies than the USA and Japan combined.
There is a complementary Mil Std that is frequently invoked in things like Submarine and Ship design. Junk material still makes its way into ship design, hopefully in non-critical applications.
