Gary,
EN 61000-3-2 is not an immunity requirement. It is an emissions
requirement. It is not related to EN 50082-1 1997.
You will get different opinions as to the required implementation date
for products which did not fall under EN 60555 standards. If your
product needed to comply with the EN 60555 standards, the date of
withdrawal is Jan. 1, 2001.
In my opinion, most manufacturers whose products did not fall under EN
60555 are still considering the implementation date to be Jan. 1,2001.
Some individuals will say that they believe it is mandatory now.
According to the "European Community Quarterly Review" newsletter, The
European Association of Competent Bodies submitted a proposal to the
European Commission to withdraw EN 61000-3-2 due to its "excessively
complex and unnecessarily harsh" requirements. This proposal is being
considered on behalf of the Commission by CENELEC.
If you would like to discuss this subject more, let me know.
Best of luck.
Joe Martin
EMC/Product Safety Engineer
P.E. Applied Biosystems
[email protected]
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Subject: EN61000-3-2 Harmonics testing < 16 amps ITE equipment
Author: Gary McInturff <[email protected]> at INTERNET
List-Post: [email protected]
Date: 7/2/98 2:45 PM
I have conflicting information on the above requirement. It is my
impression that this test has begun to be adopted as part of the
EN50082-1 1997 with a requirement transition period of 2years. Anybody
know the current status?
Thanks
Gary McInturff
Packet Engines
