Which balloon would pop the easiest. A fully inflated one or a 75% inflated one. Like riding over a rocky river bed with fully inflated tyres versus 50% inflated tyres.
Interesting conversation. Some points in a nutshell.
1. Modifying is it not changing the design to which the item was originally designed to be used
2. To which design standard was the component manufactured to.
3. Is the modification approved in writing by the original manufacture.
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