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zak · 10th Aug 2005, 5:23 pm

Electrical safety standards continue to decline,people can get away with all sorts of offences,including manufactures.There is little enfocement now.Do you want some examples?1,Appliances not fitted with a switch to isolate the supply,(always energised) 2,Improper fusing,plugs fitted with fuse higher than rating of cable.3 RFI radiation exceeding limits4.Connectors and switches made of cumbustible material, This would not be permitted a few decades ago,thank god we dont have DC mains now,its amazing what you can get away with using AC,(well ,no current flow),all this against IEE regs.We now live in a dangerous and complicated world,standards have declined,and appliances are less efficient .One blessing for you ,its only 240V AC,I have worked on AC and DC mains supplies low and medium voltage,work was a lot more difficult then,all sockets,switches etc had to be made from non combustible material,most were enclosed in metal and connected by wiring enclosed in steel conduit,this was the regulations,today this would be regarded as bomb proof!
Vintage radio is only safe if its properly maintained,however if you ridicule the regulations then youv'e only got yourself to blame for an accident,the courts will do nothing to help.

10th Aug 2005, 5:23 pm	#4
zak Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Monmouthshire,on South Wales border Posts: 85	Re: Vintage radio safety Electrical safety standards continue to decline,people can get away with all sorts of offences,including manufactures.There is little enfocement now.Do you want some examples?1,Appliances not fitted with a switch to isolate the supply,(always energised) 2,Improper fusing,plugs fitted with fuse higher than rating of cable.3 RFI radiation exceeding limits4.Connectors and switches made of cumbustible material, This would not be permitted a few decades ago,thank god we dont have DC mains now,its amazing what you can get away with using AC,(well ,no current flow),all this against IEE regs.We now live in a dangerous and complicated world,standards have declined,and appliances are less efficient .One blessing for you ,its only 240V AC,I have worked on AC and DC mains supplies low and medium voltage,work was a lot more difficult then,all sockets,switches etc had to be made from non combustible material,most were enclosed in metal and connected by wiring enclosed in steel conduit,this was the regulations,today this would be regarded as bomb proof! Vintage radio is only safe if its properly maintained,however if you ridicule the regulations then youv'e only got yourself to blame for an accident,the courts will do nothing to help.