forwarding for : Constantin Bolintineanu <[email protected]> ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: RE: Production Line Continuity Testing Author: Constantin Bolintineanu <[email protected]> List-Post: [email protected] Date: 9/12/00 9:33 AM
Dear Martin, Regarding the ROUTINE TESTS, since I assume that you are intending to test some LABORATORY EQUIPMENT, the Annex K of EN 61010 Standard is answering to your question: " to verify bonding of ACCESSIBLE conductive parts to the PROTECTIVE CONDUCTOR TERMINAL a test current is at the discretion of the manufacturer, which means that you may use any instrument (including an ohmmeter) for this purpose, which will apply a test current and will offer you the chance to display (calculate) the value of the impedance between the PROTECTIVE CONDUCTOR TERMINAL and the ACCESSIBLE part for which PROTECTIVE BONDING that should not exceed 0.1 ohm. In the above conditions, since the current is at the discretion of the manufacturer, (depending of the used instrument) the DURATION of the test shall respect the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the used instrument in order to obtain a "meaningful reading" (references should be made to EN 501116 Routine tests for ITE Equipment). Respectfully yours, Constantin Constantin Bolintineanu P.Eng. MDS SCIEX 71 Four Valley Drive CONCORD, Ontario CANADA, L4K 4V8 Tel: (905) 660 9006 x 361 E-mail: [email protected] > ---------- > From: > [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]] > Reply To: [email protected] > Sent: 2000/09/11 5:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Production Line Continuity Testing > > > > > What should be the duration for the production line continuity test? How > did > you arrive at that duration? Please include what standard you are using > and any > specific references. > > Thanks for the help. > > Regards > > Joe Martin > [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]
