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this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2023
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Is this a first posture against Amazon? They've been selling fake UL listed (terrible, terrible electrically charged garbage) for years and they have never gotten a take down notice. Clipping on a nightlight outlet face-plate to energized (you can't turn these off with a light switch) active terminals is the craziest one I've soon so far.
edit: Amazon has sold 100k of these, this should be an insurance nightmare......
light arcing > corroded metal > more resistance > fire.
UL is a private organization. They would need to go after Amazon or the sellers themselves.