I read in !emc-pstc that Crabb, John <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected] cr.com>) about 'EN60529', on Thu, 3 Jan 2002: >John, I have forwarded this information to the chairman of >BSI committee EPL/74 (which deals with EN60950), with the >suggestion that CENELEC be asked to get EN60529 removed >from the list of LVD "notified standards". We'll see what >happens.
Good. I will do the same in EPL/92. A double-whammy, indeed. > >On the same subject, TC74 is working on requirements for >outdoor IT equipment, (in which I am involved). I believe >that while IEC 60529 may well be used to prove that a >sealed box is watertight, a prolonged "rain test", such >as the UL one hour rain test, is more relevant to "real" IT >equipment (such as "my" ATMs) which interact with the public, >and which will have openings which have to be designed to >eliminate ingress of water, or which have water management >systems to divert water away from areas where a hazard could >otherwise be introduced. EN60529 is very old; you should propose a full revision of the IEC standard, to align more closely with the UL! -- 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.
