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I wasted $400 on a cheap controller board replacement
Last month I tried to save money on a MCE controller board for an Otis lift in an old building downtown. Figured it would be a straight swap, but after three hours of troubleshooting it just wouldn't sync with the door locks. Ended up buying the OEM part for $850 anyway and had to eat the cost of the first one. Has anyone else dealt with knockoff boards that just don't work right?
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the_robin13d ago
Oh man, that stings! I did something similar with a knockoff printer circuit board once (trying to fix an old HP LaserJet for my home office) and it kept throwing error codes until I finally gave up and got the real one. Cheap parts can be such a gamble, you end up paying twice for the lesson.
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adam41413d ago
Oh man, that stings! I did something similar with a knockoff printer circuit board once" - yeah @the_robin, I feel your pain. Cheap parts are like a bad magic trick: you think you're saving money but it just disappears on you. Lesson learned the expensive way, right?
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