C64 Power Supply Replacement Options

On 6/26/2013 2:53 PM, Tony Duell wrote: As noted, while they can sue, if the "safe" notes you post above are upheld, justice would be incline to assess fault to the kit builder. That said, there are often technicalities. * Was the "warning" language something an 8th grade reader could digest? If not, the court may find that the warnings were insufficient * Did the hazard icon match a generally accepted standard? * What was the typesize of the warning? Did it meet ADA requirements? If not, then it's possible the builder has vision issues and thus was not aware. I could go on (I worked in the IT portion of insurance for some time, so I can think like this), but I won't. Suffice it to say that unless the case is entirely obvious (person soldered AC mains plug wires to project that never asked for any mains wire and did not include one in the kit), it will likely end up in court to sift through the various components Which is the scary part. Knowing the probability that you will end up in court (or part way there anyway) is a lot to shoulder. Liability insurance can help, but it won't prevent the suit that might come your way. It is for these reasons that I would not offer a PSU kit. My apologies, but I don't think I'd ever be comfortable in that situation. Pragmatically, kits do not bring me joy in general. I spend more time helping folks debug them, and I charged less to sell them in the first place. Ready made units require less support. I know that's heresy to the folks on this list, but it is the truth. For every soldering guru on here with an armful of databooks and a scope, there's hundreds of people in this classic machine community who treat a electronics kit like a "snap-tite" plastic model. I apologize for getting a bit off topic, though I hope it's somewhat informative. Jim