For consumer electronics products (e.g., video games), I would think there would be some guidelines for a maximum case temperature, to prevent burn injury.
I realize that some consumer products can get quite hot (such as the halogen lamps that have been in the news recently), while others may just get "warm" (such as AC-to-DC "wallwart" powerpacks). I would think that anything likely to be touched or handled while in operation should only get "warm", and definitely not hot enough to cause burn injury. My question is how to define "warm" or "not hot enough to cause burn injury". Are there applicable guidelines? Arlen Olive, Staff Engineer ([email protected]) FutureTel, Inc. 1092 Arques Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4601 (408) 522-1472 Direct / (408) 522-1439 FAX
