RE: FCC part 15 class B, testing - correction

1999-11-24 Thread PETER PHILLIPS
The specification is now prEN50147-3 Emission measurements in Fully Anechoic Rooms The specification has just finished being fully translated and is about to go to vote by the CENELEC committee. MIRA have been involved in the development of this standard for a long time, this has included

re: farewell - for now

1999-11-24 Thread bma
I'm glad to read the kind message from Richard. I think everybody has similar feeling about this excellent Email discussion group. People usually say make the world a better place to live. We are all making our efforts to make the emc-pstc group a better place to live in the INTERNET age that

EN60950 Earth Leakage Measurement Circuit.

1999-11-24 Thread duncan . hobbs
Group, I am trying to construct a simple earth leakage test circuit as in Annex D of EN60950. I am finding it impossible to find a capacitor for Cs (0.22uF) as I cannot find one that is the required value, tolerence and voltage rating. Am I missing somthing here? Even if I use a network of

RE: Safety Listing Required in Canada ?

1999-11-24 Thread Constantin Bolintineanu
Dear Ron, I am not familiar with 29CFR Part 1910 Subpart S. I will provide the following information if these will help in some respect: In Canada as per the CEC (Canadian Electrical Code) under the Section 2, 2-024 [ Used of Approved Equipment] is specified: Electrical equipment used in

Re: FCC part 15 class B, testing

1999-11-24 Thread Ken Javor
If the chamber is truly anechoic (six-sided absorber) then you will not meet the site attenuation requirement, which is based on constructive interference between direct and ground-bounced rays. -- From: Colgan, Chris chris.col...@tagmclarenaudio.com To: 'ron_cher...@densolabs.com'

Re: EMC Automation software

1999-11-24 Thread Dale Albright
Ron, I have used TILE (Totally Integrated Laboratory Environment) for almost 5 years. It is an outstanding package for automation. I have dealt with just about every vendor in the EMI business, and Quantum Change (Mike Hart and Bill Scheer) have exceeded, by far, the best technical and product

Near field magnetic probes

1999-11-24 Thread Antonio Sarolic
Hello group This discussion list is worth reading and very helpful. I thought I might put a question that's been bothering me. I want to measure EM field (H field) originating from GSM base station antenna (distances 5m-100m), using near field probes for magnetic field. They are commonly used

Re: FCC part 15 class B, testing

1999-11-24 Thread Pierre Selva
Hello, Some months ago, I ask the same question to FCC. Their answer was very clear !! As there is no standard allowing the use of an anechoic chamber for now, you cannot use it to perform test for FCC certification. We use our anechoic chamber to identify the frequencies from the product under

RE: FCC part 15 class B, testing

1999-11-24 Thread Colgan, Chris
Hi Ron I don't know if the FCC will accept measurements taken is an anechoic chamber but. If you want to make some meaningful measurements in a chamber you have to make sure it is truly anechoic, you do not want any reflected waves. You should have the chamber validated to show that the

RE: NRTL acceptance

1999-11-24 Thread Frank West
Hi Vitaly! Again, to clarify, no one except CSA can issue a CSA mark. The CSA mark is the copyrighted property of CSA that CSA allows a manufacturer to affix to declare the product has been certified by CSA. The CSA mark is one example of an authorized CO mark for Canada. UL also has an

Re: NRTL acceptance

1999-11-24 Thread Frank West
Hello Tac I am sure that you will get many answers to this question. The short answer is it's only important if you wish to sell any! Any PC manufacturers that you supply who are attempting to get their end product certified will require your power supply to be also certified. To cover all

RE: NRTL acceptance

1999-11-24 Thread Frank West
Hi Vitaly! The recent agreement between CSA and TUV Rheinland was not to allow us to issue c- type marks (i posted an earlier comment on that). The agreement established a working relationship allowing CSA to easily offer TUV Rheinland GS licenses, and TUV Rheinland to easily offer CSA marks as

RE: NRTL acceptance

1999-11-24 Thread Frank West
Hi all! I believe that we at TUV Rheinland are in the final stages of approval to be able to issue Canadian approvals. My understanding is that the approval process is complete but we are still getting the our mark trademarked. We may have this done early next year. Frank West Sr. Engineer

RE: Safety Listing Required in Canada ?

1999-11-24 Thread Jim Eichner
The Canadian mandate for agency approval comes primarily from the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) rule 2-024: Electrical equipment used in electrical installations within the jurisdiction of the inspection department shall be approved and shall be of a kind or type and rating approved for the

RE: NRTL acceptance

1999-11-24 Thread Gorodetsky, Vitaly
George, You would further clear confusion if you would comment on the following. Let's say, TUVR and MET are both NRTLs. On the other hand, they are recognized COs (for TUVR status, see ITEM UPDATE 1999, p.9). They both offer their own NRTL/ marks for ITE compliance with UL1950. My

Phantom Menace Returns to Theatres

1999-11-24 Thread TVGuide Insider
For these stories and more go to: http://www.tvguide.com IN THE NEWS: PHANTOM MENACE RETURNS TO THEATERS: Can't wait for the next Star Wars prequel? Perhaps the re-release of Episode I - The Phantom Menace will satisfy your

Re: Article to UL

1999-11-24 Thread Rich Nute
Hi Barry: Chaz, Why do they call UL a non-profit organization? UL, as a corporation, is chartered as a not-for-profit organization. This means that it cannot distribute retained earnings to the owners. Instead, it uses retained earnings to add to endowment funds for financing future

Re: NRTL acceptance of component certifications

1999-11-24 Thread Peter E. Perkins
Tac PSNet, Altho we've discussed this here at some length before, the certification and marking of components is intended to simplify the evaluation and certification of equipment because the component doesn't have to be evaluated again. This works well if the test house

re: Article to UL

1999-11-24 Thread Barry Ma
Chaz, Why do they call UL a non-profit organization? Barry Anritsu Co. From: Grasso, Charles (Chaz) gra...@louisville.stortek.com, on 11/24/99 1:23 PM: Forgive a jaded old man but two things jumped out at me when I read the article. 1. In many other countries, standards

Re: UL in Washington Post - Seagull

1999-11-24 Thread Robert Johnson
I'm afraid I don't understand many of the points in the article. It is a bit like what we call a seagull (it flies in, dumps a load of shit and flies away, leaving someone else to deal with the mess). National Association of State Fire Marshals is considering challenging UL's tax-exempt status

Re: UL in Washington Post

1999-11-24 Thread Rich Nute
Hello from San Diego: Many thanks to Sean for posting the URL for the Washington Post article on UL. While I am notorious as a UL-basher, I think the focus of this article is misplaced. This article presumes that UL puts the safety into products. Unfortunately, many manufacturers also

Article on UL

1999-11-24 Thread Grasso, Charles (Chaz)
Forgive a jaded old man but two things jumped out at me when I read the article. 1. In many other countries, standards are set or approved by a government entity with industry involvement. U.S. safety standards, on the other hand, are set primarily

Re: Near field magnetic probes

1999-11-24 Thread Neven Pischl
Antonio, I've seen problems the other way around, i.e. the probes that have been calibrated in far-field conditions, with the probe, the leads, and the readout unit exposed to far field measuring erroneously in near-field. Measurements obtained by a probe calibrated in far-field conditions or in

RE: FCC part 15 class B, testing

1999-11-24 Thread Grasso, Charles (Chaz)
This is really a no brainer... To summarize: The answer to your questions is NO for the following reasons: 1. You are testing in an anechoic chamber (Read also K.Javors analysis) 2. The antenna cannot be raised to its full height requirement. Thats the bad news. The good news is that the FCC