This will be my last post on the matter, as it seems there is little interest.
I think there is maybe some confusion as to my intent, and maybe I have not come across with sincerity. When reviews are done on a product , any product for that mater such as a car, someone needs to write about it's performance, such as daggersstrain previous pic review of what he has accomplished with the product. But like performance reviews of a car, I believe the reviewer needs to rely on other sources as to the build quality of the manufacturing of that car if they are not well versed in car manufacturing. I have not made any comments or asked any questions about it's performance , I will leave that to those more qualified.
One of the questions I asked is what steps they take towards ESD control. Why is this important ? Because ESD (Electro static Discharge) is the [HASHTAG]#1[/HASHTAG] cause for electronic end user failures in ANY electronic manufacturing company. It could be answered by telling me about how they deal with it. Do they use wrist straps, ESD mats, flooring, environmental controls, smocks, shoe straps, or all of the above. It's not a loaded question or very technical for that matter. I was trying to avoid directly asking specifically about each control because I wanted an honest answer, not one saying what I want to hear. The same goes for every other question I have asked. They are all big factors of a quality product. They are not asked out of malice or to acquire another light, but as a genuine attempt to evaluate their products. I do not need to have a light shipped to me for any of this.
If I let the question die after the first attempt to get an answer, what kind of evaluation can I make about the company that I'm trying to do a review of. I was trying to lead Tina to talk about their companies practices to write a positive review. I did not believe the questions were out of line for this forum or to technical for Tina, but clearly I was mistaken.
My apologies to Tina and her loyal users if you thought anything else.
@Waira , I love everything about what you do on afn, and I promise these questions are no more technical for someone working in electronics production than if someone asked you about what PH is. Seems technical when you first hear it, but It's the first baby steps.
Edit: another edit, I've edited this post a million times now.
I would like to apologize for knocking reviews based solely on performance , clearly I was wrong and that is just as important as build quality. I admit I have a lil bias towards how things are made over performance. Price, performance and build quality are all of equal value, and I think no one reviewer can do it all without input from each other in their perspective field. Some of my past experience is fire suppression systems in military units. I was not involved in the performance of these system, but I was responsible for making sure quality standards were adhered to for the longevity and guarantee that system will function 100% of the time without fail. I hope this will help understand my perspective of a quality product. And I do not expect Mars to meet this criteria, but I do expect some sort of initiative to root out failures.
.... From what we've seen here with Mars over the years, they are trying to cruise somewhere in the middle road between highest quality and affordable pricing, the largest section of the market frankly.... having done your homework, you know this already presumably.... and you know what that means for any given manufacturer.....
