Hi Keith:
> So here is what you do: 1. Verify
> with the engineer that the machine shows no signs of damage. 2. FAX him a
> letter telling him to hook it up and that the home office takes
> responsibility
> for any Code violation incurred by hooking up the machine with a
> questionable
> label. 3. Call UL & explain the situation, and get permission to affix a
> Label
> in the field, with the understanding that NO field modifications or damage
> to
> the equipment occurred. 4. Send a factory rep out to the site & slap a label
> on it.
Sorry, Keith, but it doesn't work like that in Oregon. In Oregon,
no mark, no hookup. Period.
I can tell you lots of stories (my personal involvement) about
printing presses, commercial laundry machines, microwave relays,
TV film processing equipment, semiconductor processing equipment,
none of which are normally certified by UL or anyone else. Each
of these has been red-tagged until UL, ETL, FM, or equivalent, has
been brought to the site (at the expense of the equipment owner),
investigated and tested the equipment, and placed a label on it.
(In the case of the printing press -- made in Germany with VDE-
certified components -- the control panel had to be re-built with
UL-certified components!)
Same situation in the State of Washington. Production-line
electric and electronic control equipment certified in place by
UL or ETL prior to acceptance by the local electrical code
inspector.
Similar situation in the City of Los Angeles. The City sends
inspectors to trade shows where they look for the mark. If they
don't find the mark, they send a letter to the manufacturer informing
him of the City regulations (a mark is required for a sale to take
place), and the consequences of violating the regulation. The letter
also offers the services of the City's own testing laboratory and
labelling service.
Best regards,
Rich
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Richard Nute Quality Department
Hewlett-Packard Company Product Regulations Group
San Diego Division (SDD) Tel : 619 655 3329
16399 West Bernardo Drive FAX : 619 655 4979
San Diego, California 92127 e-mail: [email protected]
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