9 Jul
2001
9 Jul
'01
9:39 a.m.
For example, under the letter of the law in the UK it
is illegal for me
to replace the filter in an RK05 drive that's working correctly. Because
that would be a 'refurbishment' and as such I would have to bring the
entire system up to the current EMC standards. If, on the other hand, I
waited for the heads to crash and then replaced the heads and filter,
that would be a repair, and would be legal.
Ok, this is VERY much news to my eyes. Personally I'd tell 'em to bugger
off, I'll maintain my own gear as I see fit. :)
It is also illegal to sell electronic kits in the UK
unless you can state
that a correctly-assembled example of the kit meets all current
regulations (EMC, low voltage directive, and so on). Heck, the
appropriate bit of the government actually told me that I had to be sure
Ok, that's just silly. Do they publicly flog engineers too? :)
Needless to say this law is currently being applied
(IMHO) correctly, to
prevent the sale of stuff which causes widespread radio interference.
This doesn't alter the fact that it could be applied a lot more widely...
Agreed!
g.