We just went through the same thing a few months back. The confusion comes from a clause near the end of 61326 which appears to exempt you from any responsibility on harmonics and flicker if your product is non-domestic. I know a number of EMC professionals who take that as the last word on the subject. However, I am advised by most others that the harmonic and flicker standards stand on their own, regardless of what 61326 says. And yes, they become mandatory (according to their DOW) on January 1, 2001. The recent wrinkle on all this is that A14 to EN61000-3-2 will allow most instrumentation (other than personal computers and TVs) to comply, as of January 1, 2001, with harmonic standards under Class A rather than the more stringent Class D.
Hope this helps (and hope that I said all of that right). Paul O'Shaughnessy Affymetrix, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 2:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Harmonics/Flicker Compliance We have been informed by our local EMC lab that, effective 1 January 2001, harmonics (EN 61000-3-2) and voltage fluctuations/flicker (EN 61000-3-3) compliance is mandatory for products consuming currents less than or equal to 16 Amps, and connected to the public low-voltage (220V to 250V, 50 Hz) distribution systems in the European Union. Is compliance on 1 January 2001 mandatory for products that will meet the EMC requirements defined in EN 61326 (electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use) which has an effectivity date of 1 July 2001? Do participants in the group agree that testing is mandatory before 1 January 2001, and have they started/completed testing their products? Regards, John Bouse PerkinElmer Instruments (USA) Safety/EMC Compliance ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
