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Old 10th Aug 2005, 7:15 pm   #5
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Default Re: Vintage radio safety

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Originally Posted by zak
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)
In what way is that unsafe. It may be undesireable from the point of view of wasted power but I cannot see how it makes an appliance any more dangerous. In fact it gets rid of the mains switch whish is quite often a cause of over-heating etc due to wear and tarnish.

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2,Improper fusing,plugs fitted with fuse higher than rating of cable.
I agree with that one. For example kettles seem to be fitted with flex rated at around 5A, consume 10A and are fused at 13A. The manufacturers work on the basis that the use is only intermittent.

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3 RFI radiation exceeding limits
Indeed - but that is not a safety issue, and this thread is about safety.

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4.Connectors and switches made of cumbustible material,
I'm not sure what you mean there - would you care to give some examples?
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