Fred Waechter asks:
> Hi All, > > I keep hearing conflicting stories about when EN61000-3-2 takes effect. > Is it still June 1998 or has it been delayed until Jan. 1, 2001. Does > anyone know. Please help! > > Thanks. > > -- > Fred Waechter > Sr. Applications Engr. > SMPS Consulting > [email protected] > Phone/FAX: 910-246-5236 As of today, the effective date of EN 61000-3-2 is June 1, 1998. I have received the attached message, attributed to Theo Wentholt, Rank Xerox, The Netherlands. It appears that the proposed effective date of January 1, 2001, is still alive. The situation continues to be volatile. I advise you to verify the situation directly with the CENELEC Technical Board (BT) before making any decision to (1) ignore the situation, (2) comply with EN 60555-2/3, or (3) comply with EN 61000-3-2/3. If your product complies with EN 61000-3-2/3 by June 1, 1998, then your product clearly complies with the requirements regardless of whatever the BT decides. CENELEC (Committee European de Normalization Electrotechnique) 2 Rue de Brederode, Bte 5 1000 Brussels Belgium Phone: 011 32 2 5 19 68 71 Fax: 011 32 2 5 19 68 19 Best regards, Rich ------------------------------------------------------------- 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] ------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gentlemen, The Netherlands National Committee never made any proposal and have insisted that the d.o.w. remains as decided by the BT in March, i.e. 2001-01-01. Guess what happened : The Technical Board, in consultation with the European Commission has decided (yesterday 3rd July) that : EN 61000-3-2 : Harmonics and EN 61000-3-3 : Voltage Fluctuations (Flicker) will get a d.o.w. of >>>>>> 2001-01-01<<<<<<<<<<<< Questioned about the manufacturer`s obligation to apply "some" harmonics and flicker rules until that date, the EC representative (Elena Santiago) confirmed that the technical file route, as defined by the Directive (Article 10.2) remains applicable, and despite the fact that the Generic Immunity standard EN50081-1states that EN60555-2/3 is not applicable for products not in their scopes, she recommended that manufacturers use these standards as back up. The Technical Board also decided to start a 2-months voting on the withdrawal of EN61000-3-2 Aemndment A12, which is the one that fixed the d.o.w. to 1998-06-01. Further details will follow in due course. Best regards, Theo.
