On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 6:40 PM, Spehro Pefhany wrote: > At 07:13 PM 2/14/2008, you wrote: > > >Yep, that's right. UL-met wall warts solve a lot of costs, but they > >aren't "slick". > > > >Look at it like this... UL simply wants to see if the product will cause > >a fire. If > >you use a wall wart , all the fire-susceptible stuff is in an > >already-tested box, and > >you are golden (as long as your product is within the rating of the > >wall-wart). UL > >doesn't care if it even WORKS, they ONLY care if it causes or sustains a > >fire. > > You sure about that? I bet I could cause a real fire with a UL-approved > 12V 1.5A wall wart, and not once exceed the ratings.... any takers? > Sure, I've seen it done with a 6.3V, 1A wart. Just "trickle" charge a li-ion battery. Regards, Mark markrages@gmail -- Mark Rages, Engineer Midwest Telecine LLC markrages@midwesttelecine.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist