Quote Originally Posted by gabe View Post
I do share that concern indeed



but you are missing the point entirely... independants are no longer independants if we (manufacturers) pay them!

All I hear from the Public is "who can I trust?" the minute I start paying an independant for testing and publish his results, the data becomes subject to questionning..
So you are saying that Independent Testing Labs around the world can't be trusted because they are paid to do a job? If the Independents are on your payroll then their testing would be in question as independent, but if you contract someone to do outside testing on your product how would that lessen their findings.

As Martin has stated he can make damn good money by working OT at his place of employment so the testing is nothing but a losing cost to him. Thank goodness that these people have the passion for this testing but long hours without compensation can make one change their mind. And the loss of someone of these guys caliber would be a loss for the whole industry.