Until reading John Cross's reply I had interpreted section 7
'The following limits apply, with the provision that the limits
for high power equipment (greater than 1kW) for professional
use are kept under consideration' to mean that the limits
did apply to such equipment but the commitee was thinking
of changing the limits at some time in the future.
If John's interpretation is the correct one perhaps he could
tell us the reasoning behind this. Professional equipment will
cause just as much trouble to other users if it distorts the
mains waveform as would domestic equipment and being
in general more expensive could more easily bear the
extra cost of meeting the limits. It seems a somewhat
illogical exclusion (not that this ever limited European
regulations). I would also be interested to know if John
has any further inside information on the reported refusal
of Mr.Kiriakadis to list amendment A12 in the OJ.
Nick Rouse
