This is a paper from Buckinghamshire Trading Standards on the risks of cheap adapters, even if they have what purports to be a "CE" mark. A test of 27 electrical chargers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_adapter> found that all the eight legitimately branded with a reputable name met safety standards, but none of those unbranded or with minor names did, despite bearing the [image: CЄ] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Conformit%C3%A9_Europ%C3%A9enne_(logo).svg> mark;
Detailed article on hazards found due to poor-quality AC adapters. "*The good news for the consumer is that there appears to be a cheap charger for any make or model of mobile phone, toy or hand-held games consoles that you might require – the bad news is that it could kill you!*" http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/media/137366/60600_Booklet_proof.pdf * For our non-UK readers, "Trading Standards" is a part of each county's local government which enforces, well..., trading standards. i.e. ensure that stuff being sold is what is is said to be, that electrical goods are safe, that local, national and international laws & regulations are enforced, that scales and measuring equipment in pubs & shops are accurate etc. Nick On Friday, 29 August 2014 03:27:08 UTC+1, johnk wrote: > > Oops, probably right there... it was in the 1950s/early 60s > > jk > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Instrument Resources of America <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, August 29, 2014 1:37 AM > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Careful what you use to power your > nixies... > > I believe that would have been "Japan" named a town USA, not China. Ira > > > > On 8/28/2014 8:54 AM, JohnK wrote: > > When I was a kid there were ballpoint pens around with USA on the pocket > clip. Newspaper article said that 'chinese made a town' called USA so they > could imprint the products. > > John K. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Quixotic Nixotic <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 28, 2014 5:02 PM > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Careful what you use to power your > nixies... > > > On 27 Aug 2014, at 10:18, petehand wrote: > > The label on the bottom of that PSU has UL, CE and double-insulated > symbols. > > > Some people are still unaware that what appears to be a CE mark may in > fact stand for China Export, not European Conformance. > > It's a neat trick they pull there. > > > > John S > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/2F3174BD-5ED7-446C-8981-FF4F38BE1A72%40jsdesign.co.uk > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/2F3174BD-5ED7-446C-8981-FF4F38BE1A72%40jsdesign.co.uk?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/8ABADD9BECD14ABF8778032AF9208156%40compunet4f9da9 > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/8ABADD9BECD14ABF8778032AF9208156%40compunet4f9da9?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/53FF53B5.9000703%40HUGHES.NET > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/53FF53B5.9000703%40HUGHES.NET?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/1ab357cc-7fd4-4a7f-99c2-e86a0fbb92f8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
