What does the guarantee seal look like?

Speaking of household appliances, we often hear such terms as "warranty", "guarantee seal", "warranty repair conditions", "seal damage" and "denial of service". So that's what it looks like? How to avoid damage to the seal? In this article, we will analyze the questions presented and everything related to sealing.

What is a warranty seal?

The seal is used in places where foreign eyes and hands should not get caught. Therefore, to avoid breakages that can not be restored, due to excessive curiosity of users, warranty stickers are sealed with new technology. Why should a vendor or manufacturer fix errors that they made not, but the end user who, without knowing the subject, decided that he could fix or upgrade the device himself. This significantly simplifies the task and reduces waste.

Where do they use fillings?

Seal, in fact, not only household and electronic equipment. Sealed and exposed to the premises, which can not enter strangers, and safes, and various books of calculations and accounting materials, cash, mailboxes, ballot boxes and so on. The list of places where warranty seals are applied is large enough. Earlier, the seals were waxed, on the doors in the old administrative buildings, one can still see a seal with plasticine fill, on top of which an impression of the seal is placed. But this method is not reliable enough. Now they make warranty seals with a logo, with watermarks, a specific individual design and so on. All this allows not only to improve reliability from unauthorized hacking, but also adds corporate identity.

Specificity of application

First of all, the warranty seals must fulfill their direct purpose - to hide from prying eyes what is under them. Whether it's important information or the motherboard of a new computer, the owner of the seal should know for sure that everything has remained untouched. In addition, the seal should not prevent the user from performing actions with the device, which he is entitled to apply at his discretion. That is, it can not be a giant sized sticker or panel that reliably closes all access to the necessary ports and covers. Even better, if the warranty seal is invisible at first glance. In this case, the attempt of unauthorized access can not be hidden, pasted, smeared or wiped traces.

Features & Specs

Properties that guarantee the seal, due to the material on which it is made. Attempts to open them should be clearly visible. In some cases, especially in electronic products, seals have a special indicator that changes color, if the technique has been flooded or flooded. Since water for electrical engineering is very damaging, and warranty repair from your own pocket is not the most favorite of accidents for the manufacturer, such an indicator plays a huge role. Often such seals are put not only to protect the equipment from breaking, but also to specify where it was bought.

Whether this device was bought in this store or simply the user decided to cheat. That is why the seals have a distinctive individual design. It is very important that it is difficult to forge, otherwise the whole point in its use is automatically reset.

Production of seals

Types of warranty seals are divided into three classifications: those that are made on the basis of paper, film-based and combined seals. Paper-based seals are resistant to temperature changes and accidental mechanical damage. It is problematic to break it without intentional influence. But under the influence of water, this seal breaks down. Even if the blotting was insignificant and did not affect the internal structure of the equipment. Such seals are not recommended for placing on items that are stored in a room with high humidity or low temperature. At low temperatures, a so-called condensate (evaporation of water) is formed, which destroys the paper.

In this case, the use of a film is preferable. It is much less prone to damage from water. But its disadvantage is excessive elasticity and loose composition. It can not be glued on the external joints of equipment. There remains the third option. Combination of paper and film basis. Such a seal has all the positive characteristics of both materials, and is devoid of negative properties.

The seal does not immediately firmly seize the surface. It takes about two hours. But after that it will be impossible to remove it without damage. But it gives an opportunity to correct a defect, if the seal was initially pasted incorrectly. The price of a universal seal will be slightly higher than that of a single material, but it fully pays off the quality at the output of the product.