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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   	 Vasos Panagiotopoulos  panix.com/~vjp2/vasos.htm   
     ---{Nothing herein constitutes advice.  Everything fully disclaimed.}---   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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