Group: We are currently in the process of a new table top type product design which will be powered via an external internationally certified DC supply.
I have been asked to determine what compliance standards will have to be applied to ensure that the product meets regulator compliance requirements. The appropriate EMC standards are quite straight forward but I am having more difficult nailing down product safety requirements. The product being supplied via an external low voltage ( <20V DC @ 6A ) appears to technically fall outside the scope of both the European LVD directive and North American NRTL certification requirements for products directly connected to the public mains. The product is similar to that of a laptop computer running from an wall mounted adapter. Questions have been raised regarding flammability of enclosure materials which will have a significant impact of the products cost. Could any member of the forum who may have had to address similar situation share there thoughts? At this point it would appear that provided we ensure the external power supply conforms to any applicable safety standards in which the equipment is to be marketed that their is no legislated (hate to use this term) requirements to safety certify the table top product. Comments? Donal McElheran Product Compliance Ross Video Ltd. ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
