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Friday 18 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
It is irresponsible that some retailers are taking the “buyer beware” attitude to their customers. Fire danger (and the risk of electrical shock) are issues that must be taken seriously in our community and one that we at CIPS Electronics check on all the products we supply.
Read more: Letter: Fire dangers
To sell a 120V rated unit without a convertor is downright dangerous and irresponsible. It is not just double the voltage – it is four times the power – and a fire just waiting to happen!
I hope each of these items raised by the writer have been referred to the particular retailer and that this practice has been arrested.
Daniel Ahau
CIPS Electronics