On Thursday, 2 August 2018 11:43:22 UTC+1, Rod Speed wrote:
"whisky-dave" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, 1 August 2018 17:36:18 UTC+1,
wrote:
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

I'm not sure you can expect them to make it safe for UK use as it's an
auction in america.

No its not. That auction was for another sewing machine that is roughly the
same model.

What differnce does that make.
You should in most so called civerlised countries , when selling stuff it should be safe to use in the country that it is meant to be sold in, it doesn't have to be safe throught the world, well not until the EWU take over the world.

If you're stupid enough to by a 110V sewing machine and expect to just plug it into a uk socket then there's something wrong and potentially dangerous and it isn't the sewing machine.