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Community Repair Clinic?
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madires:

--- Quote from: Gyro on July 03, 2024, 08:05:39 am ---
--- Quote from: tggzzz on July 03, 2024, 07:59:52 am ---Question...
Item X is repaired, and taken away.
Item X fails, and bursts into flames or electrocutes someone.
What happens next?

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Yes, that's what has put me off volunteering at the local one. They should have decent public liability insurance, but I don't know how many do?

Edit: That and the worry that I might come across completely inexperienced bodgers, what do I do then?

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For that reason repair cafés over here need to perform a safety check based on VDE 0701/0702 (insulation resistance, PE resistance, touch current, etc) incl. documentation for mains powered devices after the repair. Such a tester costs about EUR 1000 - 1500.
tggzzz:

--- Quote from: madires on July 03, 2024, 10:20:58 am ---
--- Quote from: Gyro on July 03, 2024, 08:05:39 am ---
--- Quote from: tggzzz on July 03, 2024, 07:59:52 am ---Question...
Item X is repaired, and taken away.
Item X fails, and bursts into flames or electrocutes someone.
What happens next?

--- End quote ---

Yes, that's what has put me off volunteering at the local one. They should have decent public liability insurance, but I don't know how many do?

Edit: That and the worry that I might come across completely inexperienced bodgers, what do I do then?

--- End quote ---

For that reason repair cafés over here need to perform a safety check based on VDE 0701/0702 (insulation resistance, PE resistance, touch current, etc) incl. documentation for mains powered devices after the repair. Such a tester costs about EUR 1000 - 1500.

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That's the minimum necessary, of course. Presumably the test has to be done and recorded by someone who is competent and responsible[1]
But is it sufficient?

[1] deliberately ambiguous!
madires:
Yep, the safety check requires an electrically skilled person (usually someone with a professional background in electrics/electronics). And the check is sufficient to limit the liability, i.e. anything happening after that is the device owner's responsibilty (or bad luck), unless he can prove that the repair café was grossly negligent or skrewed him on purpose.
watchmaker:
Here is a link to the one in Peterborough NH.  https://www.maxtmakerspace.org/repair-cafe

Note it states volunteer experts are on hand to help you repair your item.  Still....

I do not participate because of liability concerns.  I may go to the next one and ask some questions.
Richard Crowley:
Uhhh...  Liability sounds like a major show-stopper.
Unless you can arrange something covered by an existing
institution like a community center or something.
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