25 Jun
2013
25 Jun
'13
11:39 a.m.
By creating the design in this way, I'm
shouldering 100% of the
liability on the design. While a company I contract might do
essentially the same thing, I feel more comfortable from a liability
standpoint.
Morally (maybe not legally) I feel happier doing a solid design with
adequate protective devies (fuses, thermal fuses, proper earthing, etc)
than getiing somebody else to meet my spec and to miss out what I regard
as imporntat because it wasn't in the spec.
Ypu've p[erboably not seen some of the horrors in mains-poweerd devices.
OH, they meet the legal requirements alrgith, but I wouldn't plug them in.
I am primarily asking for ideas on creating a solution I can contract
for assembly. I know many times on this group, we're building one-offs
or limited runs for hobbyists who could put it all together themselves.
This is different, as it's for the masses (small though they may be).
Perhaps it's about time thsse 'masses' learnt to solder :-)
-tony