Is the product a PC or is it some commercial product that just happens to have some processing capability?
Consider the reason computers and TVs were included in the Class D list -- a large number of products put on the public power grid with "significant" harmonic heating. Then consider all of the exceptions -- products that are just as dirty but are low volume, therefore have minimal impact to the public power grid and are considered Class A. I believe that the product is defined by its market. If the product uses a computer as a portion of its design but is a commercial product (low volume), a case could be made for Class A. I strongly suggest anyone considering this route present this argument carefully to a Competent Body so as to provide justification in your files. My opinion only and not necessarily that of the Company. Don Umbdenstock Sensormatic Electronics Corporation > ---------- > From: John Woodgate[SMTP:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk] > Reply To: John Woodgate > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 6:07 PM > To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org > Subject: Re: EN61000-3-2 +A14 > > > <4FBEA8857476D311A03300204840E1CF027439E2@whq-msgusr- > 02.pit.comms.marconi.com>, Wolak, Marvin <marvin.wo...@marconi.com> > inimitably wrote: > >Sorry for the confusion. I refer to it as an industrial PC in that > >mechanically it is in a no frills metal case which can be rack mounted. > > > >The basic question I has was, is a PC no longer considered a PC when its > use > >becomes dedicated to a particular commercial task insofar as EN61000-3-2 > is > >concerned? > > > >The point-of-sale(POS) example illustrates my question. On many POS > >systems, you can connect a mouse, bring up Windows and play solitaire. > The > >peripherals connect to the standard PC ports. (At least they used to, > its > >been awhile since I had exposure to POS development.) > > What matters for EN61000-3-2 is the sort of supply it's used on, not > whether you can play games on it or not. > -- > 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," > ------------------------------------------- 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,"
