Please do not take emphasis AWAY from the point that I was trying to make:
>We are required (by the standards, general morality, legal liability, etc) to ensure that products will remain 'safe' under >worst case conditions. >Hence we spend much soul-searching to evaluate and to test under 'worst-case' conditions. The example was merely to show one area where designers get it wrong - and there are too many to list - hence I emphasis the principle of responsibility - and worst-case... In answer to your specific question: typically a manufacturer (wrongly) selects a plug with a 13A marking and fits a 1,2,3,5,7Amp fuse. When the fuse blows the user then replaces it with a 13A fuse. As per the generic "13A" marking on the plug. I have seen this done by many engineers in many companies - but it is only ONE of the common errors. Best regards Gregg PLEASE NOTE: We are currently experiencing serious problems with our service provider PLEASE reply only to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> and ignore any reference to pgtv.net, Thank you. ------Original Message----- -From: [email protected] -[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of John Woodgate -Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 1:19 AM -To: [email protected] -Subject: Re: 60950 SFC - - - -I read in !emc-pstc that Gregg Kervill <[email protected]> wrote (in -<008b01c1bbf5$c76fa950$7e00a8c0@MENHADEN>) about '60950 SFC', -on Fri, 22 -Feb 2002: ->In the UK domestic plugs can be fitted with fuzes between 1A -and 13A - some ->manufacturers supply plugs with a 13A marking AND a 1A fuze. -PLEASE check ->that you do not use this configuration - these are potential -fire hazards ->waiting to happen. - -Please explain how an approved plug fitted with an approved fuse can be -a fire hazard. --- -Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. -http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk -Interested in professional sound -reinforcement and distribution? Then go to -http://www.isce.org.uk -PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! - -------------------------------------------- -This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety -Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. - -Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ - -To cancel your subscription, send mail to: - [email protected] -with the single line: - unsubscribe emc-pstc - -For help, send mail to the list administrators: - Ron Pickard: [email protected] - Dave Heald: [email protected] - -For policy questions, send mail to: - Richard Nute: [email protected] - Jim Bacher: [email protected] - -All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: - http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ - Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
