UL Pending sticker?

[gdanko]

I recently picked up three A1000s and the guy I got them from told me one of them was bought within the first week of the A1000's launch. I noticed on a "UL Pending" sticker on the bottom of one of them where the rest of the 1000s I've seen have the normal UL logo.

The sticker looks like this:

http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/a1000/bottom.jpg

Would this be the super early model? Any idea when the 1000 was UL approved?

[jj]

Whats UL?

[gdanko]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwriters_Laboratories

[jj]

Ahhh, bit like our kite mark

Link Here

[gdanko]

Typically electronic gear cannot be mass-produced until it receives the UL approval. I am wondering why the early 1000s were allowed to slip through.

[BinoX]

Maybe they only did a single run of a few thousand to begin with, so it may have no been classed as "mass producing" for that amount?

[koaftder]

does the powersupply have UL on the sticker?

On my a1k, the ps says, "The Viking Group, Inc", "Shindengen Electric MFG.Col.,LTD" and the UL logo.

[gdanko]

No UL markings on the PSU.

[murple]

I think electronics CAN be mass-produced without UL approval... its just legally beneficial for the sellers to get them approved because it makes it harder for someone to sue and claim a device is dangerous.

The serial number may be worth investigating.

[weirdami]

@gdanko

Typically electronic gear cannot be mass-produced until it receives the UL approval.

That's not a law, it's just what companies do to avoid liability problems. I'm sure it's also so they can have someone independent of themselves make sure they aren't shipping something that's not in compliance with laws.

[gdanko]

Then it's probably just a very early unit.