They WILL catch on fire elsewhere in the world under the same conditions.
Codes may be.......um......less stringent in some countries.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 1:28 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] FS: Lots of little things
> Why would they catch on fire here and not elsewhere in the world? :-)
>
> Ever wondered why the AC adapters on portable computers, particularly a
> few years ago, were huge and weighed a significant percentage of the
> weight of the computer? My brother designed portable computers and said
> that the rather different requirements for important world markets could
> not be met in one adapter without making it large and heavy. He ranted
> and raved a bit about this.
>
> Moose
>
> John Hermanson wrote:
>
> >No, AC adapter 3 exists, they were just never imported by Olympus America
because they could not pass UL tests without catching on fire.
> >
>
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