This is the soda machine test. It enables frustrated consumers to freely bounce the machine without killing themselves. There was a news report several years ago about the macho army guy at Ft. Carson Army base who was killed by a filled pop machine when he didn't get his proper change. Seriously, stability refers to toppling of any equipment that is heavy or top-heavy and may become a crushing hazard if it falls over. Some standards refer to a topple test where you tilt the equipment a certain point and let go. The unit should not over-center when you initially tilt and it should not rock back over and fall in the other direction as well. This test is done on all four sides. Most of the time we opt out of this test by requiring that the end user anchor the equipment to the floor. -doug -----Original Message----- From: xingwb [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 12:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: stability
Hi Group I HAVE A QUSETION REGARDING STABILITY QUESTION In IEC60065 5TH EDITION+A1+A2+A3 Subclause 19 "Appartus designed to stand on the floor and having a mass exceeding 20 kg shall have adequate stability." How to understand this clause? one understand this subclause applies to the appartus which is a standing-floor and its mass exceed 20kg. another understand this subclause applies to standing-floor equipment and the equipment having a mass exceeding 20kg. whis is correct? regards xingwb 2001-12-14 _________________________________________ This message, including any attachments, may contain information that is confidential and proprietary information of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. The dissemination, distribution, use or copying of this message or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. ------------------------------------------- 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.
