Duty of care as a repairer - safety

[newshound]

You'll be giving someone an idea now.

[Dave Plowman (News]

I did once have a tape deck that needed valves for the transport. Had DC brakes, provided by a valve rectifier. But I'd guess oscillator rather than mains locked record decks are a bit newer than valves.

[tabbypurr]

It was done before record players got electronics. The needle moved a grating over another grating, acting as a valve modulating a stream of compressed air. Feed that into a horn and the output was LOUD. Lots of hiss was a downside.

NT

[Chris Holmes]

I think the OPs questions has been pretty well answered. Someone suggested that at least in electrics, you could be confident that if you told a customer certain safety features were needed, at least if he went to another electrician they would just confirm this. I have to say, having seen some "Electricans' work and also having seen them discuss stuff in other threads, this is far from the case. I recently saw an advert for a local electrician who was showing off a recent "Fuse Box" (his words) install. I can't remember precisely, but if there was an RCD / RCBO in it, there was only one (so a maximum one for the whole install). I also saw a discussion where some thought it was ok to leave a wylex rewirable fuse CU in situ and add a whole house RCD in front of it, and others who said it had to come out and a 17th / 18th edition CU go in (can't remember how long ago this was). Strictly, I suppose if the house was old enough, it wasn't a requirement to fit an RCD at all.

[Dave Plowman (News]

That is not the turntable, though. It is the pickup device.

[John Rumm]

Perhaps I should have said another "reputable" electrician. Yup there are sure to be chancers available that will do what you ask even if not sensible or legal, and take your money.

See above, although keep in mind you don't know if the CU was actually a house CU or say one in a garage, where one RCD may be acceptable.

Unless doing other work like adding a socket. Now you could do that with a RCD socket, but if attaching a normal one to the circuit then it would need a RCD now.

[Tim+]

Not electrical, but I?ve just watched an old episode of ?The Repair Shop? where they renovated an old home-made baby?s cot.

It was obvious to me that the bar spacing was *way* over modern spec but the cot was supposedly being restored to be used again (and indeed they showed a baby in it at the end).

Now maybe off camera they advised against using it but I thought it was a bit remiss not to air the point that old cots can be dangerous.

Tim

[tabbypurr]

They can, but way over modern spacing also means they won't get their head stuck.

NT

[Vir Campestris]

Presumably at some point their heads grow to a point where they will stick. Also with small babies if their heads go through the rest will probably follow.

Andy