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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote:

Do you remember that wall wart being the first one
recalled for being a fire hazard?

That was one of Western Electric's first uses of a third-party supplier.
In this case, it was Ault Manufacturing.

The Ault transformer recall was HUGE.

There are still MANY Western Electric dial-light transformers in service
to this day. Virtually all are powering NOTHING but have not been
unplugged.
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JR