From: ohg...@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 7:54:43 PM UTC-5, vjp...@at.   
   iostrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:   
   > I remember ca 1971 (I was ten) Readers Digest mentioned fires from answering    
   > machine adaptors. So I have always been wary about leaving an adaptor    
   > plugged in for long. I generally didn't leave my fax or answering machine    
   > plugged in for long and generally abhored leaving computers on for days. (ca    
   > 1986 my workplace had a semicomical incident where they ran a simulation all    
   > night and the janitor kept shutting it off). Now I hear radio ads from the    
   > patent office about "fakes" causing fires, and I wonder who is right? Where    
   > do you draw the line? Would you trust Chinese made ryobi battery+charger   
   (40V    
   > Lithium) clones from China? Would you trust a microwave or space heater from    
   > CHina or Vietnam? WHat about a simple light socket (that costs $1.50)? What    
   > rules of thumb do you folks use in evaluating such?    
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