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| **Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block]      | **6.             PRODUCT WARRANTY**

The Company provides product warranties for its various products, typically for one year. Liabilities for the estimated future costs of repair or replacement are established and charged to cost of sales at the time the sale is recognized. The Company established its reserve based on historical data, taking into consideration specific product information. The following table sets forth the movement in the warranty reserve (in thousands):
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Balance at beginning of period
                             $                  65                                                        $                  50                                                        $                  50                                                        $                  50                           
Provisions
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Warranty services provided, net
                                                (25                  )                                                        -                                                                           (80                  )                                                        (25                  )                                                        $                  95                                                        $                  50                                                        $                  95                                                        $                  50                    |

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The entire disclosure for standard and extended product warranties and other product guarantee contracts, including a tabular reconciliation of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability for the reporting period.
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