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Exactly. For an arms-length sale to an off-the-street consumer, I think laws requiring certification or otherwise demonstrated compliance with established standards are reasonable. I just hate it when those laws inadvertently (or intentionally) preclude DIY/hobbyist/experimentation.

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People shouldn't be tinkering with Lithium batteries inside homes, especially multi-tenant homes.

They should be treated with the same caution you would a combustion engine or meth lab.

I think people should be able to tinker with internal combustion engines as well.

Tinkering with internal combustion engines in a personal garage? Sure.

In an apartment of a multi-family dwelling? Less sure.

Exactly, guy in Queens literally killed his family doing commercial lithium battery work on his kitchen table..

yes but thats where a garage, driveway or some space other than "inside homes, especially multi-tenant homes" comes into play

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