I read in !emc-pstc that [email protected] wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'EN60601 vs EN60950 and EN60065', on Fri, 24 Aug 2001: > We are looking at a power supply to use in a product which will have two >derivatives, one for professional broadcast use (tested to EN60950 for Europe >and UL1419 in the US.) and one for Domestic use (EN60065 and UL6500). >Traditionally we have used power supplies approved to EN60950 and UL1950, and >this has satisfied UL and our European test house.
You should NOT need to apply different standards unless the products are really VERY different. If it's ITE, EN60950 applies, whoever you sell it to. > >The problem is that the power supply we intend to use for this particular >product is approved to EN60601-1 and UL2601-1 which is a medical electrical >equipment standard. I would guess that amongst other things, the creepage, >clearance would be greater and the earth leakage smaller than that of an >equivalent 60950 approved PSU? Yes, and the price is undoubtedly higher, which is almost certainly more significant in the context of what you plan to do. I'm surprised you didn't ask me directly by e-mail. Don't you speak to Simon Auty? (;-) -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Eat mink and be dreary! ------------------------------------------- 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.
