From: lugnut808@spam.yahoo.com   
      
   On 17/12/2023 11:54 am, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.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?   
   >   
   If it us UL listed, is it probably ok - they are quite strict. Some   
   other approvals agencies are fairly diligent too. In addition, I would   
   not leave lithium batteries fast-charging unattended, and would avoid   
   allowing piles of paper or curtains to drape around any mains-powered   
   device that is unattended.   
      
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