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> And UL was kind of a joke from having dealt with them personally. UL may be a 'joke', but it does keep a lot of sketchy electronics out of the market (at le
by craftyguy 7y ago
> And UL was kind of a joke from having dealt with them personally.
UL may be a 'joke', but it does keep a lot of sketchy electronics out of the market (at least in the US). In my personal experience dealing with them, bad hardware design is more to blame for a bad experience with UL than the UL process itself (which, is brutally long, but just might be for a reason..)
- monocasa 7y agoWe just had a situation where they insisted on a design that they admitted was less safe in context but fit their standards better.
- int_19h 7y agoThat's exactly what I would expect from a standards-based certification. But it's also why it's useful - "it is safer" is much easier to fudge (see also: Boeing) than "it is in compliance with this 40-item check list". Either way, it sets the baseline, so there's a net benefit so long as most products would be below that baseline without market pressure to certify.
- monocasa 7y agoMost standards have an escape hatch, like PCI's compensating controls. And we weren't blowing smoke, later one of our engineers broke his arm because of the changes on design they wanted.