Plexiglas cases are great for air-flow studies and trade show demos. It would be presumptive indeed to affix an FCC DofC logo to a chassis w/o motherboard. I suspect many other pstc members have located television sets near a PC operating with cover removed and experienced only minor interference if any. Also HCW and others make TV interface boards for PC's where modulated video is routed into the chassis. David
-----Original Message----- From: Kyle Ehler [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 5:06 PM To: Wagner, John P (John); [email protected]; [email protected]; George Stults Subject: Re: Open chassis computers for sale - with neon lights? I dont recall seeing a DoC on any of the $28 cases I have purchased for my home built pc's. It is remarkable that the ATX power supplies actually have UL/TUV many of these cases include. Please note that these cases do NOT provide sufficient containment to meet class A (much less class B) without intelligent treatment. It is indeed a big loophole, albeit for a small crowd. IMHE, purchasing a new pc with warranty costs only a little more than a self assembled pc from a heap of parts. This would seem to appeal only to the hobbyist (new age student?) and constitute a very small population. Kyle Ehler (forced retiree - LSI Logic) ----- Original Message ----- From: Wagner, <mailto:[email protected]> John P (John) To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ; [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ; George Stults <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 12:51 PM Subject: RE: Open chassis computers for sale - with neon lights? The current FCC rules are pretty clear. For "systems" assembled from components, the "system" considered compliant if assembled from compliant components; namely, enclosures, motherboards, power supplies. The peripheral rules also apply. So, if this case or enclosure has been tested and shown to be compliant when used as a component for a system, then all is ok. To be legal, the case should have an FCC DoC. John P. Wagner
