So in other words we have no one sitting in jail for using a pc power supply for lights or as a bench power supply, Theres a shocker!
Also when you start talking about fraud then we are talking a different ballgame. It would require you to falseify paperwork or ect. Lets say I use a power supply for my lights, As I have said I am a honest person so I have keep it dry and not done anything that would damage it. It quits working under the 1 yr warranty. So I contact say newegg where I bought it and say my power supply died, they give me an RMA# and I ship it back. I receive a replacement. I hate to bust bubbles, no fraud has taken place. No one will show up and arrest me. the supply died during its warranty and it was replaced. If you guys abuse your supplies by getting them wet shorting them out ect and try to warranty them, then that is your fault for being dishonest. My prototype of the smart strings I was testing on the bench and did something stupid. Blew out the power supply. I did not warranty it. This would be dishonest. But if a supply dies for no reason and I believe it is defective you can bet I will get an RMA# and replace it. I have not had to do this yet. All my supplies are out of warranty now so doubt I will need to.
This post has taken a serious over the top turn. All waranties can be voided over misuse. But using the device within its design limits is not misuse. I can use my camaro to pull a tree down as long as I do not exceed its specs and limits and they will have to warranty it. Lots of case law to back up what I am saying not just my opinion.
look up "Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act" read the whole thing. Then look at apple "they put in their warranty that unlocking the iphone to use other services voided their warranty" google and check out how that worked for them.
It is on the manufactor that denies a warraty to show it was abused outside its design limits. Now what is in a contact you sign up for extend warranty can be anything they want it to say. "You can only use your computer on sundays, ect." as this is not the manufactor warranty.
My point is simply this. Let keep things on the real side when we post. No one is in jail for using their power supply for lights and warranting it. If they are in jail there is a lot more to it than that. I can lie to a police officer and unless I am under sworn oath it is not illegal.
If you abuse your power supply by getting it wet or shorting it out ect. then don't warranty it. If there is no reason for it to have died "powering lights with it is not a reason" then warranty it without fear of the warranty police showing up at your door. Its is that simple.
RJ