Hi Bill et al,
AS/NZS 60950 was published and released on 5-Apr-2000. The plan is for it to
supersede AS/NZS
3260:1993 three years from publication. I believe that either standard may be
used during this
transition period.
I also believe that the latest edition of TS001 (ACA TS001:1997) is a bit
behind in that it still
heavily references AS3260 and "IEC950" with no forseeable revisions. This is
unfortunate in that in
about a year, TS001 will be referring to a superceded standard.
Comments?
Best regards,
Ron Pickard
rpick...@hypercom.com
bill.ellingford@motion
-media.com To: ro...@tgc.se,
treg@world.std.com
Sent by: cc:
treg-appro...@world.st Subject: RE: Australian
POTs req's
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01/23/02 05:45 AM
Please respond to
bill.ellingford
Hi Roger & Treg
Yes, the NATA MRA lab info is important, I hoped this would be found when
looking at the ACA details of the technical file makeup but I should not
make assumptions!
The AS/NZS3260 is about (may already have happened) to be replaced and for a
period, will be used in para with the latest 60 950. I am not sure of the
status of this change hence the wording in my original mail warning to check
the situation carefully.
The required version of 60 950 may only be draft at present but AS and NZS
are publicising this move. This also dictates whether you need the TS001.
Finally, yes, good to have some debate. I think we need more approvals work
related subjects in countries other than EU and USA to keep the interest
alive!
Thanks for the input: Bill Ellingford
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Magnuson [mailto:ro...@tgc.se]
Sent: 23 January 2002 12:13
To: Bill Ellingford; treg@world.std.com
Subject: RE: Australian POTs req's
Jim/Bill,
A few clarifications regarding Australia test reports:
The telecoms testing must be performed by a so called Recognised Testing
Authority, see list at http://www.nata.asn.au/downloads/rtalist.pdf
According to ACA's requirements you explicitly need a safety test report
saying "AS/NZS 3260" on the front page (AS/NZS 3260 is their version of IEC
60950).
You will need EMI testing according to EN 55022:1998 / CISPR-22:1997
performed by a laboratory accredited by NATA or a NATA MRA partner. See info
at NATA's website (link above).
Btw, nice to see the list is active again. Is this an indication of a
brighter future...?
Roger Magnuson
TGC Communication AB
Sweden
-----Original Message-----
From: treg-appro...@world.std.com [mailto:treg-appro...@world.std.com]On
Behalf Of Bill Ellingford
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 11:54 AM
To: 'treg@world.std.com'
Subject: Australian POTs req's
Those enquiring about Australian POTs requirements:
Yes, POTs specs are very different to FCC pt68.
First, you need an agent / distributer in Asutralia to register with the ACA
(Australian Communications Authority) to obtain an Australian company reg
No.
You then need to prepare a technical file containing test reports against
the Australian standards and any acceptable International reqs.
EMC test.
When undertaking (or maybe even after) your FCC pt 15 EMC, get a copy of the
report produced against EN 55 022, this is accepted for EMC emmissions. Due
to the commonality, most EMC labs can do this.
Safety.
IEC / EN / UL 60 950 is accepted for safety however you must ensure it is
the latest version covering deviations for Australian spec TS001, otherwise
test to TS001 as well (check carefully on this point). Most international
labs can do this testing.
Telecoms.
You will also need reports for network access TS002) and possibly telephony
TS004 (if incorporating a handset function).
These standards are current but being replaced by ACIF versions.
Testing against these is available in the USA. I am aware of two labs but
there may be many more. The ones I know of are:
BABTPS / TUV test house in Santa Clara, Near San Fran CA (contact Martin
Lambert) 1 408 748 3585
and Curtis Straus in Littleton, MA (contact Barry Quinlan) 1 978 486 8880
(If they do not do this in house they can guide you on where to test.)
Once you have all the test reports and can put together the technical files
(which also require BOMs, Schematics and some pictures etc), this must be
kept by the in country agent who will then place the compliance "Tick" mark
labels on the products being sold over there.
The ACA can visit the agent at any time and ask to see sample product and
the Tech file, discrepancies can result in fairly heavy fines.
The ACA have a very good web site with complete info on tech files and
standards etc. see www.sma.gov.au/
Hope you find this useful, sorry to any labs out there that can test for ACA
that I am not aware of, Heres your chance to make yourselves known!
Cheers: Bill Ellingford
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