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Originally Posted by hamid_1
The Made In China low-voltage transformer could go faulty; its thermal fuse could fail to operate then burn your house down. Or the plug top could come apart, exposing live parts.
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I've had this happen to me professionally - where a Chinesium PSU didn't current limit on a short and proceeded to melt and consequently set fire to a cable connected to it and IIRC at least a couple of plug-top PSU cases coming apart when withdrawn from a socket - I seem to recall a recall notice being issued by CPC on a unit they sold many years ago.
Just enjoy the clocks and don't fret, I say. My mother had an early one in regular use (it's pictured in Clifford Bird's book) until her death in 2008 with no issues, well over forty years without oiling or anything. I never did get it to "tick" though.