Note: there is NOW NO reference to RV use Could still be more to come
PeterQ
Duh said
10:00 PM May 22, 2013
Looks like they have decided to cover themselves by not giving the wrong impression of an item to make a sale.
Probably running scared of litigation.
oldtrack123 said
10:28 PM May 22, 2013
Hi
I suspect they got a message from authorities, that the earlier Adv claiming it suitabilty "for
CONNECTING A VAN to a 10A outlet when no 15A was not available" was not acceptable
PeterQ
dorian said
11:18 AM May 23, 2013
I understand that there are standards related issues, but what's the real safety issue? The device has a 10A circuit breaker, so it's not as if you are going to be drawing 15A from the outlet. What claim did the original web page make that differs from the current one?
BTW, Jaycar's web site is down at the moment, so I only have access to this archived page:
-- Edited by dorian on Thursday 23rd of May 2013 03:12:36 PM
Duh said
04:48 PM May 23, 2013
You are probably right Peter, a lot of sparkies out there like yourself that would have picked up on the safety issue.
jimricho said
05:51 PM May 23, 2013
Yendorane wrote:
So what your saying is that it can't be used to plug your caravan in from a 10 amp household power point to run lights / charger etc
I can't see this being a problem is as long as it's "not used in the rain or exposed to weather" (to quote Jaycar). I use one of these at home and it sits inside the laundry out of the weather and is plugged directly into the laundry power point. My van also has an RCD and all GPOs (techiespeak for power point) are two-pole switched (per legal requirements).
I also use mine around the house when I need the protection of an RCD (techiespeak for "safety switch"), especially when using my electric hedge trimmer.
By comparison the Ampfibian is an all-weather device suitable for outdoor use.
-- Edited by jimricho on Thursday 23rd of May 2013 06:45:27 PM
hako said
06:18 PM May 23, 2013
Excuse my ignorance, but doesn't an "Ampfibian" do the same thing? Or is the problem that the Jaycar unit is not weather proof.
Yendorane said
06:20 PM May 23, 2013
So what your saying is that it can't be used to plug your caravan in from a 10 amp household power point to run lights / charger etc
Yendorane said
02:00 AM May 24, 2013
Thanks for that but its a lot cheaper than the ampfibian
It seems Jayar have got the message
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=MS4044
Note: there is NOW NO reference to RV use
Could still be more to come
PeterQ
Looks like they have decided to cover themselves by not giving the wrong impression of an item to make a sale.
Probably running scared of litigation.
Hi
I suspect they got a message from authorities, that the earlier Adv claiming it suitabilty "for
CONNECTING A VAN to a 10A outlet when no 15A was not available" was not acceptable
PeterQ
I understand that there are standards related issues, but what's the real safety issue? The device has a 10A circuit breaker, so it's not as if you are going to be drawing 15A from the outlet. What claim did the original web page make that differs from the current one?
BTW, Jaycar's web site is down at the moment, so I only have access to this archived page:
http://web.archive.org/web/20130512164516/http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=MS4044
-- Edited by dorian on Thursday 23rd of May 2013 03:12:36 PM
You are probably right Peter, a lot of sparkies out there like yourself that would have picked up on the safety issue.
I can't see this being a problem is as long as it's "not used in the rain or exposed to weather" (to quote Jaycar). I use one of these at home and it sits inside the laundry out of the weather and is plugged directly into the laundry power point. My van also has an RCD and all GPOs (techiespeak for power point) are two-pole switched (per legal requirements).
I also use mine around the house when I need the protection of an RCD (techiespeak for "safety switch"), especially when using my electric hedge trimmer.
By comparison the Ampfibian is an all-weather device suitable for outdoor use.
-- Edited by jimricho on Thursday 23rd of May 2013 06:45:27 PM
So what your saying is that it can't be used to plug your caravan in from a 10 amp household power point to run lights / charger etc
Thanks for that but its a lot cheaper than the ampfibian
Cheers Yendorane