On Wednesday, 1 August 2018 20:44:20 UTC+1, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
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tabbypurr writes:
On Wednesday, 1 August 2018 17:40:06 UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote:
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Hi All

Can you spot the errors made by putting this sewing machine out for sale
in a charity shop?

- 13 amp plug with unsleeved L and N pins
- figure-8 single-insulated wire outside the machine casing to the
lampholder
- unguarded drive belt and pulleys between the motor and the machine*

Not this exact machine, but this sort of arrangement, see photo 11
https://www.ebth.com/items/6178614-r...sewing-machine

Well, that's not for the UK market, so unsurprisingly it doesn't
conform to UK/EU appliance safety rules.

Unsleeved plug & single insulated flex are PAT fails of course.

Unsleaved plug is not a PAT fail in itself. However, it is illegal
to sell such an appliance under the Plugs and Sockets (Safety)
Regulations (even at a fair or car boot sale). When performing a
PAT test, the owner should be advised of this. If the PAT test is
specifically to ensure the item is suitable for sale, then obviously
it isn't.

The drive belt I don't believe has enough force or momentum to cause injury, so not a problem. And not an electrical issue anyway.


If its an antique, one must cut the plug off and make sure you have a sheet
that goes with it about it not complying with modern safety standards if
actually powered up.

This sort of thing will mean a heck of a lot of old kit that people might
like to collect ends up as landfill, sadly.
Brian

not true of course

He's spot on.

Not at all, lots of antique electrical kit passes current PAT tests. And lots doesn't.


You can sell something as an antique which would be
dangerous to use, providing the buyer is made aware and it's supplied
in a condition where it can't be put back into service without the
use of tools. Supplying without a plug is a common way to meet this.

I don't believe that supply without a plug makes it legal. It directly contravenes the Act.


NT