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chaz_music @kunal Khullar Most of these inexpensive chargers have not been through any safety testing, and in the US they should have either a UL or ETL mark indicating they were tested. Europe has CE, VDE in Germany, and there are others. These typically test to make sure an item does not shock or cause fire, and some standards even make sure a product works – such as some CE tests can do. It used to be that a store could be sued in the US for selling power grid connected products that don't have a UL or ETL mark and someone gets hurt. With online sellers, they push the liability to the originating seller, which will just simply disband if a lawsuit is filed. I could not find any UL or ETL mark in the pictures for this Ugreen product. If they do have it, they should happily advertise that fact. For instance, Anker does have the marks on their chargers, as do the original Apple and Samsung chargers. R&D teams often do not understand what safety issues exist, and these testing bodies are to verify that what is designed does not hurt people. Reply
aberaud chaz_music said: @kunal Khullar Most of these inexpensive chargers have not been through any safety testing, and in the US they should have either a UL or ETL mark indicating they were tested. Europe has CE, VDE in Germany, and there are others. These typically test to make sure an item does not shock or cause fire, and some standards even make sure a product works – such as some CE tests can do. It used to be that a store could be sued in the US for selling power grid connected products that don't have a UL or ETL mark and someone gets hurt. With online sellers, they push the liability to the originating seller, which will just simply disband if a lawsuit is filed. I could not find any UL or ETL mark in the pictures for this Ugreen product. If they do have it, they should happily advertise that fact. For instance, Anker does have the marks on their chargers, as do the original Apple and Samsung chargers. R&D teams often do not understand what safety issues exist, and these testing bodies are to verify that what is designed does not hurt people. That's true for no-name cheap chargers. However UGREEN is an established brand by now, and reviews usually rate their products well, even sometimes better than Anker. Reply
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