In North America we rate cordage according to usage. The probability of crushing a cord is dependent on its usage and the selection of the cordage type by the manufacturer. I have seen many IT manufacturers use SVT cordage in North America. In my opinion SVT cordage is chosen instead of SJT just to save money. SVT is for vacuum cleaners, not consumer products. So, would fusing a plug in the USA/Canada be needed? I say no because we have a working system to rate cordage according to usage. If people choose to abuse the system, they assume the risk and liability for doing so.
Regards, +=================================================================+ |Ronald R. Wellman |Voice : 408-345-8229 | |Agilent Technologies |FAX : 408-553-2412 | |5301 Stevens Creek Blvd., |E-Mail: [email protected]| |Mailstop 54L-BB |WWW : http://www.agilent.com | |Santa Clara, California 95052 USA| | +=================================================================+ | "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age | | eighteen." - Albert Einstein | +=================================================================+ -----Original Message----- From: Nick Rouse [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 2:11 PM To: emc Subject: Fw: skinny power cords. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Rouse" <[email protected]> To: "WELLMAN,RON (A-PaloAlto,ex1)" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 9:52 PM Subject: Re: skinny power cords. > Earlier on in the thread it was not about arcing across the pins of a plug > but about the dangers or having a power cord rated lower than the > protection in the supply. Damage to the cord such as squashing it under > the legs of furniture or repeated flexing or overloads in simple unfused > equipment like table lights can cause overheating in the cord that will not > trip out the circuit protection. > Fused plugs do allow thin power cords to be used safely from supplies that > have a high rated current, In the UK power outlets are on a ring protected > by a 30A or 50A fuse or breaker. > > Nick Rouse > > ---- Original Message ----- > From: "WELLMAN,RON (A-PaloAlto,ex1)" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 3:05 PM > Subject: RE: skinny power cords. > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > Earlier on in this thread it was eluded that this problem was leading to > the > > need of fused power plugs, similar to what is done in the UK. However, > based > > on the analyses of several people, I do not see how a fused plug would of > > prevented the failure that Robert experienced. > > > > Regards, > > +=================================================================+ > > |Ronald R. Wellman |Voice : 408-345-8229 | > > |Agilent Technologies |FAX : 408-553-2412 | > > |5301 Stevens Creek Blvd., |E-Mail: [email protected]| > > |Mailstop 54L-BB |WWW : http://www.agilent.com | > > |Santa Clara, California 95052 USA| | > > +=================================================================+ > > | "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age | > > | eighteen." - Albert Einstein | > > +=================================================================+ > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > 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: > > [email protected] > > with the single line: > > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > > Michael Garretson: [email protected] > > Dave Heald [email protected] > > > > For policy questions, send mail to: > > Richard Nute: [email protected] > > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > > > > 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. > ------------------------------------------- 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: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] 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. ------------------------------------------- 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: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] 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.
