Many of the ones we find in the UK emit copious amounts of RF interference. Although they are CE marked, we suspect that this only stands for - China Export.
73 Stewart G3RXQ On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:01:05 -0600, Randy Farmer wrote: > I believe one powerful motivation for the outboard supply approach is > that it exempts the manufacturer from having to put the entire > assembly through the various safety and regulatory processes (UL, > CSA, CE, etc.). He can instead put the regulatory burden on the > subcontractor who furnishes the supply. This can save LOTS of money > when bringing a new electronic product to market. > > 73... > Randy, W8FN > >> I continue to clench my teeth when I see "a neat little package that >>works fine, just plug the wall wart into the wall socket and enjoy the >>toy". That's a cheap, and somewhat dangerous way to avoid adding a bit >>of bulk, a far better power supply, a switch, and some ventilation to a >>toy or rig that someone will use for who knows how long. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
