Hello List, Is this a reasonable expectation - that the EC and member countries will actually move quickly enough to make A14 effective on January 1, 2001? Is everyone going to be forced to meet EN 61000-3-2 without A14?
Paul O'Shaughnessy Affymetrix, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Gert Gremmen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 4:55 AM To: Don Rhodes; 'Wagner, John P (John)'; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: Harmonics and the 600W limit Steps are being taken at the highest level to publish A14 in the OJEC ASAP ,as well as to make it's starting date 2001-1-1. Regards, Gert Gremmen, (Ing) ce-test, qualified testing =============================================== Web presence http://www.cetest.nl CE-shop http://www.cetest.nl/ce_shop.htm /-/ Compliance testing is our core business /-/ =============================================== >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf >>Of Don Rhodes >>Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 9:11 PM >>To: 'Wagner, John P (John)'; [email protected]; >>'[email protected]' >>Subject: RE: Harmonics and the 600W limit >> >> >> >>Do you know whether or not this amendment has been published in the O.J. >>yet? If so, does anyone have the date of publication? Thanks. >> >>Don Rhodes >>Principal EMC Engineer >>(503) 685-8588 voice >>(503) 685-8887 fax >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Wagner, John P (John) [mailto:[email protected]] >>Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 7:10 AM >>To: [email protected]; '[email protected]' >>Subject: RE: Harmonics and the 600W limit >> >> >> >>CENELEC prA14 passed amending EN61000-3-2 Class D to include only PC's, >>monitors, and TV's. So, if your product is not in any of those >>categories, >>you need not comply with Class D after the doa of the amendment. >> >>Nevertheless, if your product is Class D, the Class D limits are the same >>as those for Class A for the 5th harmonic and very close for most of the >>other harmonics which are likely to be close to the limit. >> >>Class D allows you to test at "rated power" which is the same as max power >>expected to be drawn from the unit. This allows you to test at one power >>level, unless your product has fluctuating harmonics. >>Fluctuating harmonics >>are usually present in products which have electronic power supplies plus >>intermittent motor or heater loads which turn off and on during normal >>operation. In such a case, you must test in both operating conditions >> >>John P. Wagner >>AVAYA Communication >>11900 N. Pecos St, Room 2F58 >>Denver CO 80234 >>email: [email protected] >>phone: 303 538-4241 >>fax: 303 538-5211 >> >>> ---------- >>> From: >>> [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]] >>> Reply To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 7:20 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Harmonics and the 600W limit >>> >>> >>> Correcting my English: >>> >>> A question about the famous 61000-3-2. >>> >>> What should I consider if my equipment works with an input power less >>> than, and sometimes above 600W in normal conditions ? Will my >>equipment >>> need to mutate to comply with class A and D !? :-) >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Günter J. Maass >>> Eletronic Researcher >>> EMBRACO S.A. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------- >>> 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] >> >> >>------------------------------------------- >>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]
