[Johnson] So sue me

[C Eus]

Jon:
I sincerely doubt that anyone would try to sue you for
some fault of in the Ranger. The nearest analogy I
think that can exist is do you know of anyone who has
sued a previous owner of some classic car for some
mechanical defect? I've been doing ham radio and cars
for several years now and I've yet to hear anyone come
up with a hair brained suit as that.

Incidentally, I'm going through law school right now
but haven't reached products liability yet. I'm sure
that's a topic I'll be more keen on when it comes
nigh.

Cal, N6KYR/8
--- K6JEK <k6jek at comcast.net> wrote:
> I got all manner of useful responses.  A couple of
> the better ones 
> weren't posted to the net so with apologies to Alan,
> W3BV, and Bob, 
> WØYVA, I've included them below.
> 
> My dilemma is this.  I built this Class E homebrew
> AM transmitter that 
> sounds just terrific and has more meters wiggling
> (4) than the Ranger, 
> so I just don't use the Ranger anymore.  But since
> you've convinced me 
> that I'll end up in prison or worse if I let it go,
> I think I'll use it 
> tonight.
> 
> Jon
> 
> On May 21, 2005, at 3:56 PM, Alan D Gray wrote:
> 
> > Jon,
> >
> > Given your list of potential hazards...and
> weighing the liability they 
> > may
> > produce against the paltry sum that might be
> derived
> > from selling it, I'd advise against trying to sell
> your Ranger. Better 
> > to
> > just keep it so you can sleep at night.
> >
> > In fact, it might be a good idea to disassemble
> the Ranger completely 
> > so it
> > doesn't fall into the wrong hands [just like
> taking the door off an old
> > refrigerator before putting it out for the
> trash...] better safe than 
> > sorry.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Alan, W3BV
> >
> 
> > Jon,
> >
> > Yes, BIG trouble. So send me the Ranger at no
> cost; no cost = no 
> > damage; no law suit possible. :-)
> > BTW, I'm a Ranger fan and restore them ... see
> here for examples;
> >
> >
>
http://www.isquare.com/personal_pages/ranger2-page.htm
> >
>
http://www.isquare.com/personal_pages/ranger-page.htm
> >
> > 73, Bob
> > WØYVA
> >
> >
> > On 4/21/2005 4:20:11 PM, K6JEK (k6jek at comcast.net)
> wrote:
> >> Does anyone know how to sell a boat anchor and
> not get sued for it?  I
> >> was thinking of selling one my Rangers but wonder
> what kind of warning
> >> would suffice to cover me.   In this litigious
> society, people will 
> >> sue
> >> you for not telling them that water is wet.  I
> can think of several
> >> dangerous things about a Ranger:
> >>
> >> 1) No interlock.  If you run it with the cover
> off, you're exposed to 
> >> potentially fatal voltages.
> >> 2) Two wire plug.  If anything goes wrong and you
> don't
> >> have it otherwise grounded, the cabinet will get
> be hot;
> >> 3) If it has the PTT that Johnson suggests, 
> there's 200V on the mike 
> >> cord;
> >> 4) The relay socket has a 50/50 chance of being
> hot all the time;
> >> 5) If things really go wrong, it'll set your
> house on fire;
> >>
> >> Not to mention
> >>
> >> 6) It's old.  It might stop working any second
> now
> >> 7) If you operate it without a license the FCC
> might get you.
> >> 8) the fabled good audio isn't as good as the
> audio of a Collins 20V2.
> >>
> >> I've learned recently that "as is" doesn't mean
> much.  It seems to 
> >> mean
> >> "as described" and that includes "as not
> described (omitted) " and 
> >> even
> >> "you should have known even if you didn't"
> >
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