Hi Doug,
I have never heard of such a requirement. My guess is that the
green/yellow wire was not "Recognized" and they had to replace it with
"Recognized" wire which would have markings like temperature rating,
voltage rating, UL style, etc.
Best regards,
Frank Dominguez
Hewlett-Packard
Greeley Hardcopy Division
Greeley, CO
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Subject: Ground Wire Markings
Author: Non-HP-DOUGP ([email protected]) at HP-Boise,mimegw150
List-Post: [email protected]
Date: 6/23/98 7:53 AM
Hello Group,
I was recently speaking with one of my fellow employees who previously
worked at Dell Computer. He claims that at Dell they had to remove a large
amount of their grn/yel ground wire from products and replace it with wire
that is marked in some way with its loading capacity. Things like
resistance, maximum voltage. maximum current marked directly on the wire.
He also says this is a North American requirement.
My company produces industrial power supplies for thin film processing
equipment and I have never run across a requirement like this. Is there
someone who can tell me what the scoop is? I have a feeling that this may
have been a special case and a test lab requirement rather than a standards
issue.
Thanks,
Doug Powell
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
Ft. Collins Colorado USA
