Product Manual A

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SECTION 5:
STATEMENT OF WARRANTY
LIMITED WARRANTY: Victor Technologies International, Inc. warrants that
its products will be free of defects in workmanship or material. Should any
failure to conform to this warranty appear within the time period applicable to
the Victor Technologies products as stated below, Victor Technologies shall,
upon notification thereof and substantiation that the product has been stored,
installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with Victor Technologies’s
specifications, instructions, recommendations and recognized standard industry
practice, and not subject to misuse, repair, neglect, alteration, or accident,
correct such defects by suitable repair or replacement, at Victor Technologies’s
sole option, of any components or parts of the product determined by Victor
Technologies to be defective.
THIS WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Victor Technologies shall not under any
circumstances be liable for special or consequential damages, such as, but not
limited to, damage or loss of purchased or replacement goods, or claims of
customers of distributor (hereinafter the “Purchaser”) for service interruption.
The remedies of the Purchaser set forth herein are exclusive and the liability of
Victor Technologies with respect to any contract, or anything done in connection
therewith such as the performance or breach thereof, or from the manufacture,
sale, delivery, resale, or use of any goods covered by or furnished by Victor
Technologies whether arising out of contract, negligence, strict tort, or under any
warranty, or otherwise, shall not, except as expressly provided herein, exceed
the price of the goods upon which such liability is based.
THIS WARRANTY BECOMES INVALID IF REPLACEMENT PARTS OR
ACCESSORIES ARE USED WHICH MAY IMPAIR THE SAFETY OR PERFORMANCE
OF ANY VICTOR TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCT.
THIS WARRANTY IS INVALID IF THE PRODUCT IS SOLD BY NON-AUTHORIZED
PERSONS.
This warranty is effective for the time stated in the Warranty Schedule
beginning on the date that the authorized distributor delivers the products to
the Purchaser.
Warranty repairs or replacement claims under this limited warranty must be
submitted by an authorized Victor Technologies repair facility within thirty (30)
days of the repair. No transportation costs of any kind will be paid under this
warranty. Transportation charges to send products to an authorized warranty
repair facility shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser. All returned goods shall
be at the Purchaser’s risk and expense. This warranty supersedes all previous
Victor Technologies warranties.