Maybe I'm reading Martin's message wrong. If I am, then I apologize. Here's my response to Martin's message.
Based on what I've learned (?) over the years, the intent of these standards is to control interference. I think this is a good thing. I don't necessarily agree with some of the limits imposed, but that's another discussion. What we must remember here, though, is that is nearly all the cases (VCCI is a little different, it is mandatory BY LAW to meet these standards! Whether I believe in an EMC standard's appropriateness or not, or whether the standards add value or not is not an issue. Complying with the law in order to keep my company from being fined, or worse losing business due to blacklisting as a result of repeated non-conformance is THE ISSUE. It is also worth noting that customers (at least in my case) are becoming more knowledgable about regulatory affairs, and often use regulatory compliance as a bench mark when choosing a supplier. These views are mine, and mine only, and do not necessarily reflect those of my company. John Juhasz Fiber Options Bohemia, NY -----Original Message----- From: Martin Rowe (TMW) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 9:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: The wisdom behind all these standrads I've been reading messages from this list for several months, and I see many questions about how to comply with the long list of EMC standards. Yet, I can't recall anyone ever questioning the appropriateness of any standard. That is, should the standand add value to a product or to those who use it? Is it that the EMC engineer's place is not to question the wisdom of a standard's value, but simply to make products with those standards, whether or not we agree with the intent of those standards? That's not to say that these regulations are bad. Maybe they're good because they make the world a better place for those who use electronic products. Just wondering. ---------------------------- /\ | Martin Rowe | / \ | Senior Technical Editor | / \ /\ | Test & Measurement World | / \ / \ /\ ____ | voice 617-558-4426 |/ \ / \ / \/ | fax 617-928-4426 | \ / \/ | e-mail [email protected] | \ / | http://www.tmworld.com | \/ ---------------------------- ------------------------------------------- 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]
