[pianotech] Dc short

[David Love]

Learn something new everyday, hopefully. 

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com
415.407.8320


tnrwim at aol.com wrote:

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>UL  Underwriter Labratory. A very respected testing company
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
>To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Sent: Wed, Jan 16, 2013 7:31 pm
>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Dc short
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>Sorry for asking but what's UL?  Does that mean approved for the ultra lame?
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>David Love
>www.davidlovepianos.com
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>Nope! Not in 40 years as a tech. I have seen the olde ones from the
>40's/50's, that had the real rubber insulation on the cords. These had all
>of the insulation missing and still plugged in! YIKES!!! Still no problem.
>The Dampp-Chaser systems are UL approved. They don't get that way just by
>chance. It is a stringent process and the companies that have that approval
>have to be consistent! Each time the UL people make a spec change the
>companies have to snap to attention and get their stuff up to the new regs!
>As far as I know, there never has been an issue in that regard with
>Dampp-Chaser.
>Tell your client to relax. the low wattage and excellence of manufacturing
>is a no worry in my book.
>Joe 
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>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
>Captain of the Tool Police
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