Power cord sets for the EU must be CE marked because of EN 60799, not EN 60950. Also, I know of one Austrian based power cord supplier that does this. The IEC/EN 60320-1 connector has the CE marking molded on it.
As for a certification for EU compliant power cord sets, the supplier should have a Declaration of Conformity. Ask for it. 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: Lesmeister, Glenn [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 1:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: What's the Skinny on IEC60799 for Power Cords? Sorry, a completely different issue. Can anyone explain the relevance of IEC60799 with respect to ITE detachable power supply cords? This standard is not referenced in IEC60950, however, it is in the OJ. I don't have this document, so I don't know what is specifically in the scope. I have always looked for a certification from power cord vendors for European cord sets, only to be told that they do not certify the assemblies. They only certify the components to IEC60227, IEC 60320 and the appropriate country plug standard. This has always been sufficient for the agencies, however, it seems to me that with the presence IEC60799 in the OJ, there would be no shortage of cord set certifications. The reason this has come up is that a certain cord set manufacturer is concerned about assembling a particular cord set that has an unusual combination of plug and connector rating/configuration and is citing 60799. I understand their concern because UL would never approve a cord set with non-matching NEMA configurations, however, I always understood IEC60320 as not being as hard lined about this. After all, you can get C14-C3, C5 or C7 adapters anywhere. If you reverse this, it's possible to create a hazard, however, I've seen these around and I don't know that they are illegal. Regards, Glenn Lesmeister Product Regulatory Compliance Compaq Computer Corp. Tel: 281-514-5163 20555 SH 249, MS60607 Fax: 281-514-8029 Houston, TX 77070-2698 Pgr: 713-786-4930 [email protected] ------------------------------------------- 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.
