just came across this
S, SX, STX, and BCX are made in China. The 7000 is made in Taiwan. C3, C4, CS, and Morrum are made in Sweden.
now we know all the "abu" reels to avoid we both have 7000 ones and not had a problem, it seems to be the made in china models that are cheap and nasty (red one cost 98 quid and lasted a month) , hopefully some one reads this and doesnt get stung like we did 🙂