I read in !emc-pstc that [email protected] wrote (in <84.23ee5952.2d818 [email protected]>) about 'Wide Voltage Range ITE Product with a 250 V 3.0 / 3.15 A fuse' on Thu, 11 Mar 2004:
> Of course, the manufacturer has legal requirements as regards > product liability and so they may choose to fit a marking if a > safety incident were likely in the event that the end customer > fitted, say a 6.3A fuse in Europe or a 10A fuse in N. America. > Standards are typically used to provide a presumption of conformity > with the law, but compliance with a standard is not a guarantee > that you will not be sued in the event that someone injures > themselves or suffers economic loss (strict liability). Indeed, this is the case. In fact, safety standards themselves are supposed now, in Europe, to take 'foreseeable misuse' into account, and the question has been raised, (but not yet answered) as to whether inserting a fuse of excessively high rating is 'foreseeable misuse'. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ 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://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
