In message <[email protected]>, dated Thu, 17 Jan 2008, "Kunde, Brian" <[email protected]> writes:
>Are computer manufacturers responsible if one of these catch fire? That's the trouble with the 'foreseeable misuse' concept. Such ill-treatment (like the wrong fuse rating or the nail) is all too 'foreseeable' but which the manufacturer could only guard against with totally heroic and costly design measures. At some point, a 'reasonableness' test has to be applied. But your experience shows just how effective the provisions of IEC/EN 60950-1 and UL 60950 are in making computers very difficult indeed to burn-up due to internal faults. Candle-flames may be a horse of a different colour. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk For very important information, please turn over. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
