From arjan@prognosis.nl Wed Oct 29 06:35:28 2008
Subject:Re: PAT Testing

Oh and

> Why doesnt new musical equipment come with a sticker like this?

is probably because it is (being sold as) a consumer item. But the
moment you use it in a professional application it needs to be PAT
certified.

Also, the PAT certificate is most likely only good for a certain
amount of time (unlike a CE or some other marks which only tells you
something about _claims_ from the manufacturer regarding the product
in general not this particular specimen) so there's little point in
certifying it. By the time it is actually sold it may have expired.