If someone wants to enclose a TV/monitor in a MDF+perspex cabinat units with no access to remote sensor or power button, insufficient ventilation at the back, are there any electrical regs/PAT type rules that this would contravene?

Surely, every electrical item must have its access to power switch (even via an access slot under lock and key) readily accessible in case of mishaps.

Nah just pull the plug out!
grin.
Brian

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If someone wants to enclose a TV/monitor in a MDF+perspex cabinat units
with no access to remote sensor or power button, insufficient ventilation
at the back, are there any electrical regs/PAT type rules that this would
contravene?

Surely, every electrical item must have its access to power switch (even
via an access slot under lock and key) readily accessible in case of
mishaps.

On Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:10:23 UTC, wrote:
If someone wants to enclose a TV/monitor in a MDF+perspex cabinat units with no access to remote sensor or power button, insufficient ventilation at the back, are there any electrical regs/PAT type rules that this would contravene?

Surely, every electrical item must have its access to power switch (even via an access slot under lock and key) readily accessible in case of mishaps.

The switch would be on the incoming power cable.

On Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:10:23 UTC, wrote:
If someone wants to enclose a TV/monitor in a MDF+perspex cabinat units with no access to remote sensor or power button, insufficient ventilation at the back, are there any electrical regs/PAT type rules that this would contravene?

Surely, every electrical item must have its access to power switch (even via an access slot under lock and key) readily accessible in case of mishaps.

Whatever itwas would overheat so not a clever thing to do.

On 14-Mar-17 9:16 AM, harry wrote:
On Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:10:23 UTC, wrote:
If someone wants to enclose a TV/monitor in a MDF+perspex cabinat units with no access to remote sensor or power button, insufficient ventilation at the back, are there any electrical regs/PAT type rules that this would contravene?

Surely, every electrical item must have its access to power switch (even via an access slot under lock and key) readily accessible in case of mishaps.

The switch would be on the incoming power cable.


Assuming, of course, that whoever built the case, presumably to stop
people fiddling with the settings, didn't enclose that as well.

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On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 9:24:45 AM UTC, Nightjar wrote:
On 14-Mar-17 9:16 AM, harry wrote:
On Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:10:23 UTC, wrote:
If someone wants to enclose a TV/monitor in a MDF+perspex cabinat units with no access to remote sensor or power button, insufficient ventilation at the back, are there any electrical regs/PAT type rules that this would contravene?

Surely, every electrical item must have its access to power switch (even via an access slot under lock and key) readily accessible in case of mishaps.

The switch would be on the incoming power cable.


Assuming, of course, that whoever built the case, presumably to stop
people fiddling with the settings, didn't enclose that as well.

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Colin Bignell

I think that was exactly their intention, but they've done it so well even support engineers cant access it.

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If someone wants to enclose a TV/monitor in a MDF+perspex
cabinat units with no access to remote sensor or power button,
insufficient ventilation at the back, are there any electrical
regs/PAT type rules that this would contravene?

Surely, every electrical item must have its access to power switch (even
via
an access slot under lock and key) readily accessible in case of mishaps.

Not necessarily if its easy to turn it off at the wall socket.

On Tue, 14 Mar 2017 01:10:21 -0700, tenjeeuk wrote:

If someone wants to enclose a TV/monitor in a MDF+perspex cabinat units
with no access to remote sensor or power button, insufficient
ventilation at the back, are there any electrical regs/PAT type rules
that this would contravene?

Surely, every electrical item must have its access to power switch (even
via an access slot under lock and key) readily accessible in case of
mishaps.


If there's insufficient ventilation then a switch is unnecessary. The
device will switch itself off without intervention. Probably
permanently.

On 3/14/2017 9:45 AM, wrote:
On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 9:24:45 AM UTC, Nightjar wrote:
On 14-Mar-17 9:16 AM, harry wrote:
On Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:10:23 UTC, wrote:
If someone wants to enclose a TV/monitor in a MDF+perspex cabinat units with no access to remote sensor or power button, insufficient ventilation at the back, are there any electrical regs/PAT type rules that this would contravene?

Surely, every electrical item must have its access to power switch (even via an access slot under lock and key) readily accessible in case of mishaps.

The switch would be on the incoming power cable.


Assuming, of course, that whoever built the case, presumably to stop
people fiddling with the settings, didn't enclose that as well.

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Colin Bignell

I think that was exactly their intention, but they've done it so well even support engineers cant access it.


You mean your support engineers don't carry angle grinders?

:-)

On 14/03/2017 08:10, wrote:
If someone wants to enclose a TV/monitor in a MDF+perspex cabinat units with no access to remote sensor or power button, insufficient ventilation at the back, are there any electrical regs/PAT type rules that this would contravene?

Surely, every electrical item must have its access to power switch (even via an access slot under lock and key) readily accessible in case of mishaps.


I did a few of these for the prison service. I drilled holes to let the
sound out and more holes at the top to let the heat out.

Bill