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| Thread ID: 50532 | 2004-10-23 15:11:00 | Studying Monitor & Printer Repairs | Captive (3159) | Press F1 |
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| 283993 | 2004-10-25 02:19:00 | that looks official :-).........and anyway ......who bothers to 'work' on a psu these days ?.........most I'd do is remove it from the system if suspect and replace it with known good....... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 283994 | 2004-10-25 02:22:00 | 2 different issues PaulD, as I see it. Don't confuse them as one. I believe the article is still correct, and you do not have to be registered and hold a practising license if you do not open the power supply, but that does not excuse you from performing the safety tests, and to do those you need to be a "competent person". See the Q and A above for that. You need to be trained to do it, not registered to do it. There is no exemption for testing and certifying safety, just because it is not "prescribed work". |
godfather (25) | ||
| 283995 | 2004-10-25 02:26:00 | Sorry Paul, I forgot to mention it . Yes, I agree with you that that appears to be the current "opinion" but it is at odds with the projected legislative changes and fore-warned is fore-armed . When it comes to the crunch that position may prove unsustainable and since the apparent intent was to pull the computer industry into line with the rest of NZ, I do not think you can necessarily expect that opinion to remain in force . It is an interim position under current legislation only . Only time will tell, and with an election next year there will be no spare time in the House to be committted to this issue . Look to a possible change in 2006 if the current government is re-elected, and in 2007/2008 if the opposition regain power . Cheers Billy 8-{) :| |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 283996 | 2004-10-25 02:33:00 | I understand that there are 2 issues however the Reg(s) referred to in the Q&A in the PDF requires testing to be done after prescribed work or work that may affect electrical safety not any work | PaulD (232) | ||
| 283997 | 2004-10-25 02:34:00 | So without studying all the regs. quoted in the thread. Am I legally allowed to build a computer from scratch? Am I allowed to carry out minor upgrades or repairs. eg. add ram, fit new hard drive, replace my psu. Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 283998 | 2004-10-25 02:38:00 | Further to above. Am I allowed to build a radio set? Can I repair my TV? Can I pull my Play Station apart and fix it? (Or render it beyond repair) Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 283999 | 2004-10-25 02:45:00 | I think you would be on very slippery ground to not perform a safety check as required by the Standard, if any disassembly/reassembly was done . That means you need to be a "competent person", but that is not a hurdle of any significance . Even if the PC has an electrical fault that makes it dangerous when it came to you for repair, the expectation is that you cannot send it back out like that . Thats a perfectly reasonable expectation, and should not depend on what you did servicing it, as to opening the power supply case or not . At least the Standard lays out the extent of the tests you need to make . I still think that there is something about to change regarding this, but cannot find any links . Something that suggests that every cord must have the safety label attached on every appliance when sold or serviced, to prove these tests have been done? I know there is a sudden this month rush among some allied trades to become approved as "competent", even though they only work with low voltage . If I find something I will append it to this thread . |
godfather (25) | ||
| 284000 | 2004-10-25 03:04:00 | My interest is not so much repair work as how this would affect the many people in small businesses who may need to add memory, hard drives etc. occasionally. Will they need to get someone in? | PaulD (232) | ||
| 284001 | 2004-10-25 03:24:00 | Going off track a bit, a friend of ours who had to go to England to arrange her fathers affairs and sell off good and chattels said that there is no market at all now in second hand electrical goods. Because of regulations now in force, it is not economic or feasible to sell them in any way, so they all go down the tip, even if in perfect working order. That is likely to happen here too. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 284002 | 2004-10-25 03:32:00 | > Going off track a bit, a friend of ours who had to go > to England to arrange her fathers affairs and sell > off good and chattels said that there is no market at > all now in second hand electrical goods. > > Because of regulations now in force, it is not > economic or feasible to sell them in any way, so they > all go down the tip, even if in perfect working > order. > > That is likely to happen here too. There has allways been a lot more than safety behind the Regulating. Consumerism and Protectionism shall rule. Ecology be dammed. Will your grand children have anything to Breath let alone Drink? D. |
drb1 (4492) | ||
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