It's a solid plastic plug cut in half. I don't think there's any ambiguity about it. This isn't a case of 'warranty void if removed'.
Fused moulded plug to IEC with no replaceable fuse!?
No, it's a case of there being, or not being, an uncontaminated evidence trail.
In this case there no longer is.
In this case there no longer is.
Wut? This isn't a high profile legal trial. How exactly are Foscam going to refute what is inside that solid plastic plug? They'll take one look at it and go "oh you're right, we'd better get onto our supplier".
You are all forgetting the fact that you should not have done that - it should have been left to someone "official".
Ah, the old "you're not qualified to do that" gambit. Exactly who is the 'official' person?
OP did the right thing to expose this in public rather than just speculate. If the seller is reasonable and lawful he won't object to it being already cut open. If the seller is not reasonable you wouldn't be able to trust them to investigate it honestly themselves.
OP did the right thing to expose this in public rather than just speculate. If the seller is reasonable and lawful he won't object to it being already cut open. If the seller is not reasonable you wouldn't be able to trust them to investigate it honestly themselves.
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Not at all.
The person/organisation to whom the prosecuting authority give the task of discovering evidence.
This is not about the seller doing anything - it is about him being prosecuted.
By official, if referring to the seller, Foscam, or 3rd party on their side; your saying that I should take their word for it if they claim it that it is fused when I have clearly proven that it's not.
I would hope a reputable company would not try and dispute clear photo based evidence from the customer for such a simple thing such as a moulded plug.
Now that the "unofficial" examiner has identified the product is dangerous and fraudulant he can bring it to the attention of the "official" bodies, including independant ones with legal powers who themselves can purchase another "fused" device and do their own "uncontaminated" tests. When someone dies due to defective equipment it doesn't take an official to see they are dead, but it does take an official to certify them so.
If Trading Standards are notified in time and before the seller becomes aware of this forum thead then Trading Standards could purchase one of the devices and then they have all the evidence for a sucessful prosecution.
An insulation test runs at about 1-2mA. I presume you meant an earth bond at 25A.
Either way, the cable won't heat up in any perceptible way whatsoever during a 5 second test.
Look at the back of the plug, embosed is the word FUSED Regultions or not that is a lie, a false description ( that has serious hazards associated with it )
Or maybe it means ( manufacturer's escape clause ) the plastic used to form the plug has fused ( as in bonded to ) with the cable sheath.
Don't worry - when we get to negotiate regulatory compliance with China, we'll have much more clout as a nation of 60M than a bloc of 500M.