<31891b757c09184bbfec5275f85d5595fd8...@cceexc18.americas.cpqcorp.net>, Lesmeister, Glenn <glenn.lesmeis...@compaq.com> inimitably wrote: >Does anyone know if it is common practice or otherwise required to de-rate >products in Europe to 80% (or some other %) of the rating of the branch >circuit as is done in the US? Some product standards (such as 61000-3-2) >apply to products rated up to 16A, so it would appear that products can be >rated up to the branch rating. If this is the case, would it be acceptable >to exceed the rating by 110% (as allowed by 60950) and still be usable on >that branch circuit?
UK is different from the Continent. With our ring-main system and 13 A fused plugs, each ring can be loaded to at least 26 A, and the protective device (30 or 32 A working current) doesn't care whether that comes from two high-power products or 200 wall-warts. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. Phone +44 (0)1268 747839 Fax +44 (0)1268 777124. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Why not call a vertically- applied manulo-pedally-operated quasi-planar chernozem-penetrating and excavating implement a SPADE? ------------------------------------------- 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,"
