https://rfcorner.in/tags/longevity/Recent content in Longevity on Dhiru's NotebookHugoenSat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://rfcorner.in/posts/poor-reliability-luminous/Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://rfcorner.in/posts/poor-reliability-luminous/<p>My old Luminous Zelio inverter (bought in ~2013) lasted for close to 8 years.</p> <p>Trusting the Luminous brand, I installed two more Luminous Zelio inverters in year 2024 in two different homes.</p> <p>Come year 2025 and both these Zelio inverters have conked off and that too in less than a year!</p> <p>I guess they don't make the Zelio inverters the way they used to :-(</p> <p>For now, I have shifted to <code>Microtek Heavy Duty UPS 1750</code> and <code>Microtek 1275 12V SW</code> inverter models.</p>https://rfcorner.in/posts/poor-reliability-moondrop/Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://rfcorner.in/posts/poor-reliability-moondrop/<p>I had bought two pairs of MOONDROP Aria 2 IEMs after auditioning them at a Headphone Connect event.</p> <p>After a few months of usage, one of the Aria 2 earphones lost audio in the left earpiece. We got it 'serviced' under warranty from <a href="https://www.headphonezone.in">Headphone Zone</a>.</p> <p>After a year of almost no usage, the other pair of Aria 2 IEMs lost audio in one of the earpieces too!</p> <p>I have never seen this poor quality, reliability and longevity before!</p>