John, believe it or not I have seen wood used in ITE equipment. Obviously it wasn't the fire enclosure. The test that I would apply comes from the old UL TV standards(UL1419,1410,1270 etc.) which actually have an HB test for wood used as an enclosure. If I remember right, they use a special tablet(about the size of a Tylenol) and ignite it when it is mounted on a sample of the wood. The diameter of the burn mark is measured against the limits in the standard. After testing some wood samples we actually did this to corrugated cardboard and it passed as well(pretty scary huh)
Please respond to John Juhasz <[email protected]> To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, cc: [email protected] (bcc: Steve Williams/SDD/NAM/APCC) From: John Juhasz <[email protected]> on 01/26/2000 01:04 PM Subject: RE: Wood used inside ITE Equipment Never saw wood in ITE equipment . . . other than in the 'Pirates of Silicon Valley' movie. The first Apple was built out of wood. I don't suppose we'd find too much of that these days. Seems to me that there should also be a spec for 'long term' enclosure stability based on 'termite resistance'! Sorry . . . couldn't resist. John Juhasz Fiber Options -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 9:31 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Wood used inside ITE Equipment Dear All, There is a UL 1950 "PAG" stating that hardwood or presswood of "substantial" construction is accepted without flammability tests per Annex A for products covered under UL1950. The questions are: 1. What thickness is considered "substatntial"? 2. What other types of wood are considered acceptable without flammability tests? 3. What do European Test Houses require from the flammability standpoint of wooden enclosures or internal wooden materials? Thanks Peter Merguerian Managing Director Product Testing Division I.T.L. (Product Testing) Ltd. Hacharoshet 26, POB 211 Or Yehuda 60251, Israel Tel: 972-3-5339022 Fax: 972-3-5339019 e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.itl.co.il --------- 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).Title: RE: Wood used inside ITE Equipment
Never saw wood in ITE equipment . . . other than in the 'Pirates of Silicon Valley' movie. The
first Apple was built out of wood. I don't suppose we'd find too much of that these days.
Seems to me that there should also be a spec for 'long term' enclosure stability
based on 'termite resistance'!
Sorry . . . couldn't resist.
John Juhasz
Fiber Options
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 9:31 AM
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Wood used inside ITE Equipment
Dear All,
There is a UL 1950 "PAG" stating that hardwood or presswood of
"substantial" construction is accepted without flammability tests per Annex
A for products covered under UL1950.
The questions are:
1. What thickness is considered "substatntial"?
2. What other types of wood are considered acceptable without flammability
tests?
3. What do European Test Houses require from the flammability standpoint of
wooden enclosures or internal wooden materials?
Thanks
Peter Merguerian
Managing Director
Product Testing Division
I.T.L. (Product Testing) Ltd.
Hacharoshet 26, POB 211
Or Yehuda 60251, Israel
Tel: 972-3-5339022 Fax: 972-3-5339019
e-mail: [email protected]
website: http://www.itl.co.il
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