Let me take a wild stab at this one. First, presumably the value of this "dummy" device is that it convinces its "audience" that it indeed is a real security device. Given that, it seems that the more accurately it mimics the real device the better. If the real device is CE marked, you probably should CE mark the dummy. If not, those alert individuals wishing to circumvent security will be able to tell the real from the dummy simply be looking for the presence of a CE Mark.
Second, if you do CE mark the dummy, why not apply the same standards as you apply to the real product. After all, even though it is a dummy device, it still is a security device and presumably falls in the same product category as the real device. Because of the dummy device's simlplicity, testing for or declaring compliance should not be aprticularly involved. John P. Wagner AVAYA Communication 1300 W. 120th Ave, Room B3-D16 Phone/Fax: (303) 538-4241 johnwag...@avaya.com > ---------- > From: Kevin Harris[SMTP:harr...@dscltd.com] > Reply To: Kevin Harris > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 10:03 AM > To: EMC-PSTC (E-mail) > Subject: Odd CE Marking Question > > > Hello Group, > > I just had a question posed to me that made me think a little bit. So > I will > pose it to all of you. First some preamble. A device is going to be > made > for the European market. It is in fact a "dummy" device in that it > looks > like the real thing but it is not. The only electronics inside is a > bridge > rectifier and a RC circuit to blink a LED. The device can be powered > by > either an AC or DC source up to 30 V. The power source is not > supplied. For > this industry (security) there is a product family standard for EMC. > The > device is not a mock up for store display purposes but is in fact used > in > the industry to give the impression that there are more of these > devices > around than there really are. > > So the moment has arrived, do you CE mark the device? If you say yes, > what > directive did you apply? If you say no, what is your reasoning? > > > Best Regards, > > > Kevin Harris > Manager, Approval Services > Digital Security Controls > 3301 Langstaff Road > Concord, Ontario > CANADA > L4K 4L2 > > Tel: +1 905 760 3000 Ext. 2378 > Fax +1 905 760 3020 > > Email: harr...@dscltd.com <mailto:harr...@dscltd.com> > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > majord...@ieee.org > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org > Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org > Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall," > >
