California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 27 - Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair › Article 4 - Accepted Trade Standards › Section 2741 - Electronic Sets and Appliances-General Provisions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The "accepted trade standards for good and workmanlike
				  repair" of electronic sets and appliances within the meaning of section
				  9841 of the Code shall include,
				  but not be limited to, the following requirements:
(a) Repair procedures shall be performed in
				accordance with O.E.M. service data specifications or the best available
				service data specifications where O.E.M. service data specifications are not
				readily available.
(b) All
				components replaced in a repair which are indicated as being "safety related"
				shall be the equivalent of O.E.M. replacement parts.
(c) All mounting hardware (screws, brackets,
				etc.) shall be reinstalled prior to returning the unit to the customer. If
				hardware is missing, the O.E.M. or suitable replacements should be made or the
				customer shall be notified and the notification shall be noted on the
				invoice.
(d) Correct lead dress and
				component placement shall be performed as prescribed in O.E.M. or best
				available service data specifications and workmanlike soldering techniques
				shall be utilized.
(e) Technicians
				shall not defeat AC interlock circuitry or polarization of AC plugs. If found
				defeated, technicians shall correct or notify the customer. The correction or
				notification shall be noted on the invoice.
(f) Technicians shall not defeat "high"
				voltage or overvoltage protection circuits.
(g) Technicians shall not bypass or exceed
				original ratings of fuses or circuit breakers. Where replacement(s) is
				necessary, technicians shall use O.E.M. or equivalent fuses or circuit
				breakers.
(h) Technicians shall
				replace all shields, cages, tuner covers, and panels prior to returning the set
				or appliance to the customer.
(i)
				When replacing a defective picture tube, technicians shall use an O.E.M. type
				or an equivalent type.
(j)
				Potential shock and safety hazards shall be brought to the attention of the
				customer by the technician and shall be noted on the invoice.
(k) After reassembly of an electronic set,
				except for exclusively DC operated sets, an AC leakage test and a resistance
				safety test shall be performed.
The procedures for conducting the AC leakage test and the
				  resistance safety test shall comply with the O.E.M. service data
				  specifications. Where the O.E.M. service data specifications are not readily
				  available, the AC leakage and the resistance safety test shall be performed in
				  accordance with the best available service data
				  specifications.
(l) A
				service dealer who has used a clamp-on piercing-valve to enter, test or add
				refrigerant to a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner shall replace the
				clamp-on piercing-valve with a permanent solder in type valve or shall
				permanently seal the entry point of the clamp-on piercing-valve from the
				appliance's refrigeration system. A service dealer shall not be required to
				replace the clamp-on piercing-valve or permanently seal its entry point from
				the appliance's refrigeration system if he or she has advised the owner of the
				appliance in writing that the use of a clamp-on piercing-valve is only a
				temporary repair and the owner consents to its use.
1. New section
				  filed 11-10-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No.
				  46).
2. Amendment filed 6-14-91; operative 7-14-91 (Register 91, No.
				  36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 9814,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 9841
					 and
					 9842,
					 Business and Professions Code.