Hi John When I typed that last statement I didn't believe it to be naive but obviously it was. I was surprised to find that quite a lot of countries use "UK type" plugs (see web sites below). Amongst them is Hong Kong although I believe that Hong Kong requires plugs to conform to BS1363.
http://www.interpower.com/interpower/guide.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/aberdeen/eng_info/world_mains_standards.shtml Regards Chris Colgan EMC & Safety TAG McLaren Audio Ltd mailto:[email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: John Allen [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: 17 November 1999 12:51 > To: 'Laura Leyba-Newton'; '[email protected]'; 'Colgan, Chris' > Subject: RE: internet information > > Laura > > With respect to the last line of Chris Colgan's email: Be careful! > > In the UK we have seen a number of bogus power cords with "13A" plugs > which > have no provision for fuses. > > Additionally, they are much narrower than BS1363-compliant plugs and have > no insulating sleeving on the Line & Neutral pins - so that it is easy to > get your fingers on the Line Pin as you insert the plug in a > socket-outlet! > > Obviously they have no BSI/ASTA certification markings and - also > obviously > - they are not legal in the UK! > > I believe that our local Trading Standards Officers are aware of the > problem, but it has not - to my knowledge - received a great deal of > publicity. > > Typically they seem to turn up with very cheap PC cases made in the Far > East, but they could appear anywhere. > > My guess is that they were designed for countries where BS1363 sockets are > > used on radial/branch circuits covered by 15/16A fuses or breakers, and > where the legal requirements on access to the pins are much less stringent > > than the UK - does anyone know where this might be? > > Regards > > John Allen > Racal > Bracknell > UK > > PS: > The above is not rumour - I have actually seen and examined items of the > type I describe! > > ---------- > From: Colgan, Chris[SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: 17 November 1999 09:41 > To: 'Laura Leyba-Newton'; '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: internet information > > > Laura > > Re. the power cord..... > > SI No.1768 requires UK consumer products to be fitted with a plug > conforming > to BS1363. Both BS1363 and SI 1768 require the plug to be fused. > > The fuse value is determined by the cross sectional area of the power cord > conductors. > > I doubt that you could find an unfused UK power cord set anyway. > > Hope this helps > > Chris Colgan > EMC & Safety > TAG McLaren Audio Ltd > > mailto:[email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Laura Leyba-Newton [SMTP:[email protected]] > > Sent: 16 November 1999 18:36 > > To: '[email protected]' > > Subject: internet information > > > > > > Could someone please tell me where previous EMC and safety discussions > are > > posted on the internet. > > Also I am interested to know if a detachable UK power Cord is required > to > > be > > fused. Products using this line cord have integral fuses in both AC > lines. > > You help would be greatly appreciated. > > -Laura > > > > > > --------- > > 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). > > > ===================================================== > Authorised on 11/17/99 at 09:42:16; code 37f48bf3F2F6C214. > The contents of this E-mail are confidential and for the exclusive use of > the intended recipient. > If you receive this E-mail in error, please delete it from your system i > mmediately and notify us either by E-mail, telephone or fax. You should > not > copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the E-mail. > > TAG McLaren Audio Ltd, The Summit, 11 Latham Road > Huntingdon, Cambs, PE18 6ZU > Telephone : 01480 415600 (+44 1480 415600) > Facsimile : 01480 52159 (+44 1480 52159) > > --------- > 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). The contents of this E-mail are confidential and for the exclusive use of the intended recipient. If you receive this E-mail in error, please delete it from your system immediately and notify us either by E-mail, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the E-mail. TAG McLaren Audio Ltd, The Summit, 11 Latham Road Huntingdon, Cambs, PE18 6ZU Telephone : 01480 415600 (+44 1480 415600) Facsimile : 01480 52159 (+44 1480 52159) --------- 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).
