At 12:34 PM 5/13/2005 +1200, you wrote:
> > So I should burden my product design, for a few million devices
>
>I'm not in the position of having to let someone go if I add a diode
>to millions of units. Chances are I would have a different attitude,
>but hopefully I'd not be that ruthless
>
>Cry Baby is a long-established "name" product (like Fender or
>Marshall - sought after) and I expected a little better

On a pure economic basis, you can balance off the cost of unhappy
customers and warranty repairs against the fractional-cent cost of a
series diode (or a reverse-voltage tolerant regulator). Sure you can
argue the warranty repairs, but it's hard to even break even on repairs
these days, and the customer is still left unhappy.

Best regards,

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