Andeas, I believe that we have to consider the two scenarios :- a) when the vehicle is parked and b) when it is moving.
If the vehicle is parked then there should be few safety issues. If the vehicle is moving then there are an additional two scenarios :- a) the PC is operated by the driver and b) the PC operated by a passenger If the driver was operating the laptop then surely the driver would be breaking law by taking their eyes from off the road. If a passenger was operating the laptop then I reckon that the laptop should also comply with 95/54. Because it is impossible to guarantee where, when, how and by whom the laptop is likely to be used then it would seem prudent to err on the side of caution and include 95/54 but I too would be interested in any comments from the group. Arthur Poolton (Approvals Manager) Mitsubishi Electric - PC Division > ---------- > From: > [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: 19 March 1998 09:38 > To: [email protected] > Subject: CE and/or e-mark for products operated in vehicles > > > Dear compliance colleagues, > > I like to hear you opinion about the question, which directive a > product > should observe which can be operated in a vehicle (e.g. car), but also > in > other environments. For products which are designed to be operated > exclusively in vehicles like car audio equipment or car power supplies > it > seems to be clear that this euipment falls under the EC-Directive > 95/54 and > must carry the e-mark. Products which can be used in different > environments, e.g. a laptop computer equipped with GPS-system, have to > carry therefore the CE-mark and the e-mark and must comply to both > directives (95/54 and 89/336) ?? Please give me your comment. > > Kind regards > > Andreas Thomas > Product Safety > Toshiba Europe > > > > > > >
