On Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:02:29 -0700, whit3rd wrote:

On Sep 7, 12:27Â*am, Richard Rasker wrote:

I'm legally responsible for whatever goes wrong (further damage or
injury) if I put in the wrong parts, most notably fuses.

Put it another way: you're responsible, and want to get the machine both
working and working safely. The fuse selection isn't a 'legal'
decision, it's a technical one. You'll use technical data, judgement,
and take technical advice.

The 'correct' value fuse can't be critically important, if its failure
spewed
bits of metal in all directions the first time it interrupted the
circuit...
and you still want the machine back into operation.


This guy just doesn't seem to get it. I could see if he was working on a
GE MRI machine or Agilent DNA spectrometer. But this is an obsolete pulse
generator from the 80's. Besides repair is he also legally responsible
for calibration and certification?


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