read the original review thread, you are working apples against oranges
what Dan stated was that the motors were purchased from a vendor who had established MTBF values for the motor (presumably the rotating parts and electronics)
N.B. the pump does NOT have a 50,000 MTBF (as relates to the shaft seal, and the housing seals, etc.)
-> Lee did NOT update the article to reflect this information (why ?)
note that there is much I do not know about the C-Systems pumps, just paying very close attention to what is said by those who do know
Dan, care to comment ?
HAL-9000
being not "prone to failure" is quite different from a MTBF of 50,000 hrs
the MCP600 is a good example, it will never have a MTBF of 50,000 hrs because there seem to be a few 'early failures' which cannot be eliminated, handled under warranty - not mission critical
- Swiftech incurred massive expenses related to solving the pump head problem, (which became a net loss when the pump mfgr decided to sell direct to our distributors)
Swiftech anticipates NONE of these kinds of problems because the MCP650 is a proven and validated design (and because we have a contract)
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