Re: Reverse Logic

[Kim Merritt <merritt9@llnl.gov>]

I have not had this experience with German products but a few years 
ago I did have a problem with a UK manufactured machine (not x-ray) 
that had switches that operated in the opposite direction as we are 
accustomed to here.  Down was on and up was off.  This turned out to 
be the least of the problems since there were exposed lethal DC 
voltages that could have very easily been shorted across.  I don't 
remember whether it was a manufacturer problem or a problem with the 
importer since after I discovered it the investigation and reporting 
was done by someone else.


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