TV rated switches are still in use, UL6500 (US version of IEC60065) calls them up....
Chris Colgan Compliance Engineer TAG McLaren Audio Ltd The Summit, Latham Road Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6ZU *Tel: +44 (0)1480 415 627 *Fax: +44 (0)1480 52159 * Mailto:[email protected] * http://www.tagmclaren.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Tarver [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: 10 January 2002 23:46 > To: Product Safety Technical Committee > Subject: RE: Switch Inrush Ratings > > > I haven't followed the Woodgate approach :), hopefully the > information Rich discovered also includes such relevant > concerns as: > > power factor for general use > > power factor for inductive/motor loads > > power factor for pilot duty loads > > heavy power factor (perhaps as low as 0.10) > > incandescent > > There also used to be things called TV rated switches (UL > had TV-1 through TV-5, IIRC) > > > Further to the Woodgate approach, if it's not on the > internet now, wait a few weeks and try again. Stuff and > junk is added daily. This is no magic bullet; there're > things I've been searching for for years that haven't shown > up yet. > > Regards, > > Peter L. Tarver, PE > Product Safety Manager > Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services > [email protected] > > > > From: Rich Nute > > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 12:27 PM > > > > Taking John Woodgate's usual response to such > > an inquiry, I did a Google search on "inrush." > > > > Surprisingly (to me), there is a wealth of > > reasonably good info on the web under the subject > > of "inrush," including switches rated for inrush > > current. > > > > > > Best regards, > > Rich > > > ------------------------------------------- > 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. ************************************************************** Please visit us at www.tagmclaren.com ************************************************************** The contents of this E-mail are confidential and for the exclusive use of the intended recipient. If you receive this E-mail in error, please delete it from your system immediately and notify us either by E-mail, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the E-mail. TAG McLaren Audio Ltd The Summit, 11 Latham Road Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6ZU Telephone : 01480 415600 (+44 1480 415600) Facsimile : 01480 52159 (+44 1480 52159) ************************************************************** Please visit us at www.tagmclaren.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: [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.
