Ron(UK) wrote:
mikercana1 wrote:
Where do you get the idea that a switch is a safety device????


Many manufacturers list the mains switch as a 'critical safety
component' which means it should only be replaced by the manufactureres
part number.

Which is what I said.

Many generic mains switches can be found to fit and be utilised, that`s
against the advice of the manufacturer, but it`s up to the engineer who
fits it to make sure that it leaves his workshop in a safe condition.

Any "engineer" doing so would leave himself wide open to legal action.
Possibly criminal legal action if things went badly wrong.

"Real" engineers might remember the Sony TV switch fiasco a few years
back
which resulted in several fires.

A repaired plastic part shoudn`t constitute a safety hazard,

"Shouldn't". These jokers are sticking lumps of copper wire up the
middle of plastic shafts. What happens if the shaft snaps again and the
wire is exposed?


Ron(UK)

Can you imagine the fuss these people would kick up if they put their
Ford car in a garage and got it back with a Vauxhall engine stitched
in it?