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acket · **Posted: 12-04-2007 , 08:25 PM** #2

It probably should be said that all secondhand electrical equipment should be checked carefully for obvious hazards such as frayed cables, badly wired plugs, damage etc.

As for skyboxes and other settop boxes, many people tend to stack them with multiple other things, videos, DVDplayers etc in cabinets with little ventilation, against manufactuers advice. Under such conditions, the heat has nowhere to go and a minor fault can turn from melted plastic to inferno.

Allegedly NTL cable modems were withdrawn at one stage after some allegedly caught fire.
I have also seen monitors go up in flames in front of me.

And givers, if you are aware of any fault, let the taker know.
And everyone, check your smoke alarms.

	Posted: 12-04-2007 , 08:25 PM #2
acket Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 112	general safety It probably should be said that all secondhand electrical equipment should be checked carefully for obvious hazards such as frayed cables, badly wired plugs, damage etc. As for skyboxes and other settop boxes, many people tend to stack them with multiple other things, videos, DVDplayers etc in cabinets with little ventilation, against manufactuers advice. Under such conditions, the heat has nowhere to go and a minor fault can turn from melted plastic to inferno. Allegedly NTL cable modems were withdrawn at one stage after some allegedly caught fire. I have also seen monitors go up in flames in front of me. And givers, if you are aware of any fault, let the taker know. And everyone, check your smoke alarms.