Hi Peter:
> Unless the power supply has a CB Test Report of its own (and > most do not!) As a matter of course, if we are going for a CB on the end-product, then we request a power supply CB as a part of doing business with the power supply vendor/manufacturer. Power supply safety certifications, including the CB, are included in our purchase spec. Of course, we must pay for the CB, but we don't need to do the work, and we don't need to interface between the power supply manufacturer and the certification house. The biggest issue is timing. In my experience, power supply manufacturers are reluctant to submit until very late in the design cycle. Usually, we start our end-product submittal BEFORE we have the CB in hand. Our cert houses won't issue the end-product CB without the power supply CB. And, we run a slight risk that the power supply "conditions of acceptability" might require us to do more testing. But, for the most part, we anticipate those tests and perform them whether they are needed or not. In this way, we get our CB on time. > Now imagine a manufacturer had > more than one or altenate power supplies in his product. Yes. Been there, done that. No big deal. It makes your end-product CB Test Report VERY LARGE! Each CB Test Report is about 60-70 pages, so you get the end-product report PLUS two alternate power supplies and about 200 pages! Biggest problem is reproducing the report for each additional country submittal and certification! Best regards, Rich --------- 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], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
