Isn't it very annoying though when you buy an expensive brand name and it's got made in China on it!!
Not at all because the "expensive brand name" has a reputation to uphold and the product is built to their design, components selection, and quality level. What is scary to me is no-name, no-brand reputation, Chinese stuff (eBay, Amazon, Alixxxx etc.) where there is absolutely no reputation or "brand name" to uphold what so ever. This allows the sleazy side of China to export and undercut well designed products, and it when it fails or burns a boat, it's on the purchaser not them. Aurinco solar is but one example of this. They designed a good MPPT controller but their Chinese manufacturer, who actually could build good stuff, stole the design, changed the front sticker color, grossly cheapened it, and started selling it direct for less than Aurinco was paying in massive bulk quantities.. When opened up the internal components were pure crap compared to the units being built to Aurinco's specifications. I know of two of these knock offs that have burned up but not a single one of the original Aurinco units.