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<blockquote data-quote="2cvbloke" data-source="post: 736008" data-attributes="member: 199791">Just found mine (it's an affected one) and there are NO CE marks on it and no BS safety marks, just a &quot;QC Pass&quot; sticker, probably standing for &quot;Questionable Circuitry&quot;...On cracking it open (4 screws), I can't see anything untoward, but, the two wires on the Live side between the Socket on the plug and the Live pin on the plug are poorly solderd onto the contacts, with stray copper strands all over the place, aside from the mentioned problem on the letter, that shorting out could be another problem, especially if it arcs and overheats (and blows all the Nichicon capacitors in the electronic equipment on the back of it!!!)...The riveting of the contacts does look a bit flimsy, maybe some have been poorly done and were loose, and again arced and deformed the plastic case, and therefore pulling the plug out would pull the pin out of the plug...And the soldering is horrendous too, plenty of places which are probably dry joints, or would turn into dry joints...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="2cvbloke, post: 736008, member: 199791"] Just found mine (it's an affected one) and there are NO CE marks on it and no BS safety marks, just a "QC Pass" sticker, probably standing for "Questionable Circuitry"... On cracking it open (4 screws), I can't see anything untoward, but, the two wires on the Live side between the Socket on the plug and the Live pin on the plug are poorly solderd onto the contacts, with stray copper strands all over the place, aside from the mentioned problem on the letter, that shorting out could be another problem, especially if it arcs and overheats (and blows all the Nichicon capacitors in the electronic equipment on the back of it!!!)... The riveting of the contacts does look a bit flimsy, maybe some have been poorly done and were loose, and again arced and deformed the plastic case, and therefore pulling the plug out would pull the pin out of the plug... And the soldering is horrendous too, plenty of places which are probably dry joints, or would turn into dry joints... [/QUOTE]

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