a question for you all...
root
root at sbcs.sunysb.edu
Tue Nov 8 23:07:28 AEST 1988
In article <1988Nov7.202653.19354 at utzoo.uucp>, henry at utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
> In article <1861 at eos.UUCP> steve at eos.UUCP (Steve Philipson) writes:
> > Is it alright for us to swap the 20 amp connector on the power
> >cable to a 15 amp connector? ...
>
> It may void your warranty :-), and it just might void your UL rating --
> not a trivial consideration if you want the equipment to be covered by
> your building's fire insurance! -- but our experience is that the Plug
Would it though? I don't see a clause anywhere in my home fire
insurance policy that states "all electrical equipment/wiring
must carry a UL/CSA rating". All it says on such subjects is
if I "knowingly increase" a hazard my insurance *may* be void.
If strict UL/CSA were required, quite a few people are going to
have to throw out various items around the house, eg old refrig's,
radios, etc. After all, any gadget that is properly certified
can be used in such a way as to cause a fire, eg a hotplate is
UL'ed, but I will bet it can cause a fire :-).
I thought that although UL is required by law in some states in
some states in order to sell, but it is primarily CVA for the manufacturers.
> Police don't come and haul you away if you do this.
> --
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Rick Spanbauer
SUNY/Stony Brook
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