mjg@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael Gingell) (10/11/85)
Our local Amiga dealers still have not received any machines and they are giving the excuse that the Amiga is not yet UL approved. Apparently North Carolina has a 'UL Law' which prohibits the selling of non UL approved devices. Can anyone else confirm this ? Mike Gingell ...decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!mjg
kek@mgweed.UUCP (Kit Kimes) (10/15/85)
>Our local Amiga dealers still have not received any machines >and they are giving the excuse that the Amiga is not yet UL >approved. Apparently North Carolina has a 'UL Law' which >prohibits the selling of non UL approved devices. >Can anyone else confirm this ? According to an article in the October 14 issue of Electronic Engineering Times, the Amiga received FCC approval Aug. 29. They didn't specifically mention UL approval but Commodore started shipping to dealers about two weeks ago. They refused to say how many are being shipped. Kit Kimes AT&T Information Systems Montgomery Works Montgomery, Il. 60538-0305 ..!ihnp4!mgweed!kek
hes@ecsvax.UUCP (Henry Schaffer) (10/17/85)
>Our local Amiga dealers still have not received any machines >and they are giving the excuse that the Amiga is not yet UL >approved. Apparently North Carolina has a 'UL Law' which >prohibits the selling of non UL approved devices. >Can anyone else confirm this ? I checked with the NC Insurance Commission on this one. It's close, but not quite the whole story. This is what I understood from them. All electrical equipment sold in the state *must* be approved by the *local* electrical inspector. The law is that the electrical inspector *must* approve of anything approved by UL *or* another appropriate 3rd party lab (Applied Research Labs and Eletrical Testing Labs are on the list.) Any electrical equipment not approved by such a lab *must* have the local electrical inspector's approval - but since most (all?) don't have the lab to do it, they won't do it. --henry schaffer
hes@ecsvax.UUCP (Henry Schaffer) (10/18/85)
>Our local Amiga dealers still have not received any machines >and they are giving the excuse that the Amiga is not yet UL >approved. Apparently North Carolina has a 'UL Law' which >prohibits the selling of non UL approved devices. >Can anyone else confirm this ? I checked with the NC Insurance Commission on this one. It's close but not quite the whole story. This is what I understood from them. All electrical equipment sold in the state *must* be approved by the *local* electrical inspector. The law is that the electrical inspector *must* approve of anything approved by UL *or* another appropriate 3rd party lab (Applied Research Labs and Electrical Testing Labs are on the list.) Any electrical equipment not approved by such a lab *must* have the local electrical inspector's approval - but since most (all?) don't have the lab to do it, they won't do it. --henry schaffer