Brian,
Is there any way to replace the offending Product D with another vendor? If
so, do it.
If not, can you configure the system without Product D? If so, do it.
If not, buy one Product D for your use in configuring complete systems.
Then have your customer buy your system less Product D from you and have
your customer also buy Product D from the original manufacturer.
An alternative to this is have your company order all the Products from
their various sources and drop ship directly to your customers. If the
product does not enter your doors, you are not liable for it.
You still need Product D (a golden sample) or a simulator for compliance
testing. I would opt for the simulator if possible.
Finely skirting the issue, I know. But if you don't bring the thing in you
door then you need not worry about it.
Also, DO NOT OPEN the offending product, EVER, unless you want to own it
complete (that means all compliances of whatever type). By this I mean on a
production basis. You can do anything you want to a simulator or support
equipment.
I expect I'll be hearing about this from others on the list. Just my 2
cents worth.
Regards,
Scott Douglas
At 12:28 PM 11/22/02 -0500, brian_ku...@leco.com wrote:
<<snip>>
with turning them in won't help us ship product.
Is there any train of thought, loophole, or documentation trail that will
allow
us to market and sell this turn-key system? How do we become liable for a CE
labeled product that someone else's makes? I know we don't want to sell a
non-compliant system, but what are we to do?
Some suggest fixing the product yourself. If it can't be done externally, as
soon as we open up the unit don't we become responsible for it including
safety? I don't think we want to do that.
Thanks to all again,
Brian Kunde
LECO
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