Bruce, I would not consider passing in a configuration not used ( foot pedal on the table ), of any use whatsoever....
The foot pedal being close to ground may entice current along it. It certainly adds the vertical plane antenna that would be there in the application.... Best regards, Derek. Bruce Touzel wrote: > - putting pedal on table top would be, I think, worst case conditions (as > opposed to being on floor), regardless of where it actually sits during > use. > > I think I would test this way just for peace of mind knowing it will > comply in this setting. > > thanks > Bruce > > Patrick Lawler wrote: > > > I'm having a lab do RF emissions testing on a desktop product that has > > a foot pedal. > > > > The lab technician insists on putting the foot pedal on the table-top > > along with the system. I assume he's doing that because the typical > > setup for a desktop PC has the keyboard and mouse on the table along > > with the PC and monitor. > > > > I contend that the typical application has the foot pedal on the > > floor, and the test setup should follow the typical application. > > > > Comments? > > > > On a similar note, should the test setup for Conducted & Radiated > > Immunity follow the Emissions setup? > > > > -- > > Patrick Lawler > > [email protected] > > > > --------- > > 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). > > --------- > 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). --------- 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).
