Santo, To follow up on the second half of the question that Jim answered, in Colorado the voltage level requirements are quite realistic. At low humidity, like we get here in the winter, 10kV discharges are not that far out on the probability curve. If I remember correctly, in a study at HP in Loveland in the late 70's, one sigma in a carpeted room in the winter was close to 6kV.
You know the humidity is low when you start developing and involuntary flinch as you reach for your car's door handle! ;-} Best regards, Brent DeWitt Datex-Ohmeda Louisville, CO -----Original Message----- From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of Jim Conrad Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 9:16 PM To: Sandy Mazzola; emc-p...@ieee.org; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: EN 61000-4-2 ESD Requirements Hi Santo, You didn't say what type of products you are making but for Medical Electrical Equipment complying with the 2nd ED of 60601-1-2 it will be 8 kV air and 6 kV contact. Best regards, Jim -----Original Message----- From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of Sandy Mazzola Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 2:21 PM To: emc-p...@ieee.org; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: EN 61000-4-2 ESD Requirements Members, Is there anyone who can let me know the status of any forthcoming increase in the EN 61000-4-2 ESD requirements of +/- 8 Kv air and +/- 4 Kv contact. Also any editorial comment on whether the current requirements are realistic would also be appreciated. Thanks Have a great day Santo Mazzola Regulatory Engineer Symbol Technologies Inc 1 Symbol Plaza Holtsville, N. Y. 11742-1300 Phone: (631) 738-5373 Fax: (631) 738-3318 E-mail: mazzo...@symbol.com ------------------------------------------- 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: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall," ------------------------------------------- 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: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall,"
