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The mentioned devices are mains powered (well perhaps not led-lighting) - I can see why legislators are not eager to just let anybody mess about with that.
by jalk 7y ago
The mentioned devices are mains powered (well perhaps not led-lighting) - I can see why legislators are not eager to just let anybody mess about with that.
- benj111 7y agoWhy not? I'm 'allowed' to change a plug, and fuse.
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y agoIt's difficult to mess up changing a plug or a fuse compared to, say, a motor in a washing machine or a heating element in a tumble dryer. To be fair though, with modern houses being RCD protected it's very difficult for even dangerously-wired appliances to kill someone or cause a fire.
- benj111 7y agoI've changed the heating element in my oven, that was simpler than changing a plug. Plus you'd be surprised by how many people would have trouble wiring up a plug. I can understand why manufacturers wouldn't like it, it isn't apparent to me that the doom and gloom would play out. The people that attempt these repairs are likely to be self selecting, and if we look at cars or PCs, are the tinkerer communities for those less safe than the general population? I feel you could make a case for the opposite. If you have no idea about cars, that rattle is a thing to be ignored, whereas a person in the know would realise that it's an impending failure of X.
- denton-scratch 7y agoAllowed? Yes, I suppose so. But new appliances have to be sold with moulded-on plugs.