The EN edition of the May 1998 amendment is not yet available - according to my source. I did order the IEC edition. I will write up a summary for the emc-pstc of what the amendment contains, perhaps useful for those curious about whether they actually need (want?) it or not. It only cost me $50 from this particular standards vendor.
Note that on Jan 1998 there was a short correction (corrigendum) document issued to the original EN 61326-1:1997 that changed the DOW from 1 Dec 1997 to now read 1 July 2001. But as Norm stated, the DOW doesn't mean much - yet. I wonder if it would be pushed further back than July 2001 because of the delay getting the original EN published in the OJ? Regards, Eric Lifsey National Instruments "Provost,Norm" <[email protected]> on 09/02/98 08:55:44 AM Please respond to "Provost,Norm" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Jason Chesley <[email protected]> cc: (bcc: Eric Lifsey/AUS/NIC) Subject: RE: EN 61326-1 April 1997 This may provide some of the answers to Jason Chesley's questions on EN 61326-1. The DOW as stated in EN 61326-1 (1997) has no relevance with regard to CE-Marking since I don't believe this standard is yet listed in the OJ. In my view, the delay in seeing the standard listed is linked to the perceived "weakness" on the immunity side since these are only mimimum general requirements. There has since been an amendment (1998-05) which supplements the minimum requirements with more demanding immunity requirements for industrial locations, for example. The emission limits are taken verbatim from CISPR and reference both Class A and B. The user must select one or the other on the basis of his/her class of equipment and supported markets. The exemption clause to which Jason refers exists in the IEC version of the standard but (I believe) not in the EN version. This "in some countries" clause was put into the IEC version at the request of the USA in support of existing (FCC) exemptions for certain classes of industrial controls. It would not be appropriate for the EN version. Norm Provost ---------- From: Jason Chesley[SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 7:32PM To: [email protected] Subject: EN 61326-1 April 1997 Thanks to those for the info on Korea. On another note..... I've come across the need to use EN 61326-1 (April 1997). The standard is for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use. The DOW on conflicting standards was December last year. Somewhat unique to the emc standards, EN 61326-1 incorporates both emissions and immunity in the same document. Although the standard is clear on what equipment type is covered I was wondering if anyone has any input on the following areas: Minimum immunity: -2, -3, -4, -5, -6 and -11 (where applicable of course), notice the 4kv / 4kv on ESD. No magnetic (-8) even if applicable, say, under 82-1 (97)? No real mandate on emissions is stated such as the immunity was. In fact, if the country has specific exemptions (does someone know the country listings?) emissions is definately not required...... the whole section on emissions seems rather weak. Any comments? I have not seen any amendments to this standard yet, has anyone else? Jason L. Chesley Business Services Group Manager EMC Technology Services, Inc. UL --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
