I have been looking at chillers for about 1 1/2 months. Specifically, model CW-5000DG is for CO2 Laser 80w-100w made by S&A
Observation #1
The price for this model a month ago was $500 + free shipping. I noticed the price increased to $550 +free shipping, so I thought I'd better act and buy now. Order placed on Ebay, then seller cancelled the order stating "cannot honor price due to president 25% tariff". I guess the high tariffs are finally hitting us! It looks like the new price is around $619 + free shipping, or more (from several suppliers).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/US-S-A-CW-5000DG-Industrial-Water-Chiller-110V-60Hz-for-ONE-80W-100W-Laser-Tube/153569525672?hash=item23c174ffa8:g:WEQAAOSw5oVdLpL K
Observation#2
It appears that there is a "knock-off" CW5000 supplier now on Ebay, made by D&A. The price is about $470 + free shipping.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Industrial-Water-Chiller-cool-single-80W-100W-CO2-Laser-Tube-CW-5000DG-110V-60HZ/322930465394?epid=894291343&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&has h=item4b3027da72:g:0oIAAOSwttVaK03D&enc=AQADAAAB4K X%2FKt4E1xf3SDqEdBclaYa8HigSQGOOwjiS305SQoSFyOgzSp xZEhh%2Fpz6I65v%2BbY%2F0lTQWzmd0WpqsM133b1P92%2BwZ wHS3Anugc%2F1pwwJCmGpN5BKpPJwUDqO%2Fnw7y3RcBxgOelI Zf5RWxL7H8RnHNkaRW7mBQnpj2ipnv9Suhg81NI3j%2F7WZGJr %2FQBn2bmvmnnQOppzRozZoezPbZeqpJ6G2aBkQcTM42Ri0MBP dAKerG20kSgorE0gNTfcxvRgR38P6SLjVbi546oVQZ6EfPNMMd sAstpKoXzL6nY8IFnGbL1QCnV1JZJfZpyMdw9wN5bWyqpYA8nT itJFJfYTh%2BDNgxhkQK5h8vacp8iDbYIuXAA2z%2BL7TZ%2BW oOvZj8e99zhq2RdQx5MhLLmCjTPGWf5T14xP48P4CLivc%2FRw E%2BY%2Bh1t25A%2Bj2gF6sufezuXBML8hRdfbAtfBy53ABiHj T%2FOkAU69NNi3OLw73RfYOsw6kZ3iEyKwG4MyyPz%2BNjLD3m 53FsIJvzCL%2FoaDgRy0te4OXlkp%2B9x7wrSvqhDLI5ItNlFe U9Mr1Bc3IAw3Wg%2Fe7CyT61fTmLdU5uW0Ae2Vd01CC0NiDd6I nE207lEmlPFK%2BqbUB82xA5IybtiV2URQ%3D%3D&checksum= 3229304653943d54f65a7ce346d3af19f709fcdae08e
I kept searching Ebay and found a supplier that had stock in the U.S. and they didn't raise the price just yet https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-S-A...72.m2749.l2649 ($549.50 + free shipping)
I bought the "genuine" S&A made CW-5000 Chiller since they had a website and looks to have made these units for past 16 or so years. I also bought a China laser on Ebay about 1 1/2 months ago. Paid $1,748 delivered for 80w (pretty large table). The current price is now $2250 delivered.
SO, anyone thinking about any major purchases on items Made in China, you might catch a price break IF you can find U.S. inventory that has not been marked up yet. A final comment- I don't see how this new, high tariff U.S. policy is going to help the U.S., other than collecting a ton more revenue! No one in the U.S. can compete with well made China products, no matter what the tariff policy is. Just my 2 cents.
And yes, I will update my profile once I know who made my laser, etc.
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