Without getting into details, the main point is that it is brutal (and
even that is an understatement), and it is expensive. A full-on test
involves everything from EMI compliance, to earthquake testing, to flame
and fire tests. Costs can easily run to US$100,000 and time to do the
test can range from 6 weeks to months. There are several independent
test labs in the US that can do the testing. I have not personally put
any equipment through NEBS, but last spring I spent a couple of days at
a test lab in the San Francisco Bay area (MET Labs) looking at their
capabilities and how NEBS would impact the design of our telecom power
electronics equipment. Perhaps others with more actual testing
experience may be able to fill in the details.
Bob Wilson.
