I read in !emc-pstc that CE-test - Ing. Gert Gremmen - ce-marking and more... <[email protected]> wrote (in <ABEJKCKDFONELAIPOFHNMEIGEMAA.cetes [email protected]>) about 'EN 50141 and EN 61000-4-6', on Sun, 13 Jan 2002:
>As a member of the Dutch Committee EMC 2 I emphasize >these topics at every occurrence of revision or >amendment of these standards. > Good, but you are no doubt aware that many complain but few take the effective action that you do. >However, using the NB route NB route? >a due diligence approach >can be made, keeping both our customers and the >spectrum authorities happy. You will also, I feel sure, be aware of the difficulties here. How do you know how far beyond the requirements of the standards you need to go, to make the spectrum-management authorities happy, but not delirious, at your customer's expense? How can your customer reconcile your recommendations for 'going the extra kilometre' with the fact that you gain financially if your recommendation is accepted? These matters are, of course, only of concern to conscientious test- house managers like yourself. Less responsible managers don't worry about them at all. >After all, if the milking machine was tested using the >clamp only, and it CAUSES interference, the authorities >DO have all rights to demand additional measures to be taken. Yes, IF it causes interference. I wonder how likely that is. >As ce-test works in the interest of our customers we >decide with them that verification of those possible >interference must be taken into account. It is not in *your* interest to carry out extra testing? > >That's in accordance with the philosophy of the EMC-directive >also: requiring one to comply with the essential requirements, >allowing to use harmonized standards as a convenient way >to obtain the presumption of compliance only. Yes, many test-houses that advocate extra testing use the same argument. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk After swimming across the Hellespont, I felt like a Hero. ------------------------------------------- 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.
