Wayne.B wrote:

You will not believe the weird things that some people will try to do
with a unit like this and then expect it to keep on ticking. Just for
openers I would be prepared for a number of accidental reverse
polarity incidents. Then you've got the folks who will try to use it
indoors with the usual result, followed by the accidental muffler
burns, fires, salt water immersion, etc.

I know, that is what worries me most about this product. Since it
incorporates a microcontroller, we intend to record diagnostic events,
so hopefully we can detect abuse. We will certainly incorporate
automatic protection for reversed polarity, shorts, over-voltage,
over-current, over-temperature, etc, etc. If we want to sell in
California I think we have to add a warning that it isn't safe to eat.

I once attended a symposium where a ladder manufacturer explained the
stupid user actions behind each warning sticker. I am wary, and our
insurance agent could easily crush this product if it increases our
insurance costs significantly beyond what we have already budgeted for.

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