So to recap, so far we've got: a. Yes, they're clearly covered under both the EMC and LVD Directives. b. No, they're not necessarily covered under either Directive. c. There's no testing required to CE Mark passive speakers. d. Passive speakers could be affected by radiated emmissions and therefore should be tested for immunity.
In other words, a classic New Approach Directive discussion. I think John Tyra's original quest for an EC ruling on the subject is entirely understandable. I would caution, however, that after a lot of time and effort, he may receive such a ruling and find it to be even more confusing. In the end, it seems the decision is left to the manufacturer and the market forces that be. Just my opinion. Greg www.productapprovals.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: Ron Pickard: [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: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
