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demarko210

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beating dead horses but:

the bearing and race are just stamped"usa". The box says made in the usa....these were purchased 3-4 years ago.
Maybe only the box is made in the usa..😳
They are ok if they are stamped made in USA. China would not stamp made in USA from their factories.
 

jlh3rd

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They are ok if they are stamped made in USA. China would not stamp made in USA from their factories.
it's a joke, humour....sort of. For example, you said set4, stamped usa on the bearings, scroll down , made in china
My bearings are also just stamped usa, but the box says made in usa....
so it's just the box that counts?😳
 

bruceb58

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They are building in Arizona encase China invades Taiwan so the chips will keep coming and we would have access to that special machine that kicks out these smart chips. Also covid was another reason.
Might be one reason but the main reason is most of their business is with the USA and it makes sense to build the factory here.

BTW...there is no one special machine that makes chips. There are many machines that are hundreds of millions of dollars but there is a whole process to make chips. The machines that TSMC use are actually made by a Dutch company.
 
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demarko210

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then there is this...
These are the hubs I purchased.
Might be one reason but the main reason is most of their business is with the USA and it makes sense to build the factory here.

BTW...there is no one special machine that makes chips. There are many machines that are hundreds of millions of dollars but there is a whole process to make chips. The machines that TSMC use are actually made by a Dutch company.
From the documentary I seen on TSMC, that machine they use in Taiwan IS unique. No other machine can write data as small as this machine they use. Yes other companies make chips but not on a quantum scale as TSMC
 
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bruceb58

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From the documentary I seen on TSMC, that machine they use in Taiwan IS unique. No other machine can write data as small as this machine they use. Yes other companies make chips but not on a quantum scale as TSMC
Yes but not made by TSMC. Made by ASML a Dutch company. BTW...I was a chip designer my entire career as an EE. My best friend is currently a senior director at Google. All of Google's chips are made by TSMC.
 
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demarko210

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Yes but not made by TSMC. Made by ASML a Dutch company. BTW...I was a chip designer my entire career as an EE. My best friend is currently a senior director at Google. All of Google's chips are made by TSMC.
That is a field I would have like to get into, I do SWE. I started working with Raspberry pi making self automated lights and other things I can control by phone with a simple script. Actually have one Pi on my big boat I use for my NMEA2000 (pican-m hat) and use for watching TV when I decide to do a overnight trip this summer.
 

bruceb58

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That is a field I would have like to get into, I do SWE. I started working with Raspberry pi making self automated lights and other things I can control by phone with a simple script. Actually have one Pi on my big boat I use for my NMEA2000 (pican-m hat) and use for watching TV when I decide to do a overnight trip this summer.
I have a few RPIs. One is a video server, one controls my 3D printer and the other is for experiments. I need to get my Python skills back though.
 
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