I read in !emc-pstc that Peter L. Tarver <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'IECEE Decision 1D107' on Fri, 25 Oct 2002: >I have just been advised by an NCB that I can not obtain a >single CB Scheme Certificate and Test Report for a product >that has both ac and dc electrical ratings. This is >supposedly based on IECEE Decision 1D107. I asked for a >copy of this document and was advised that a copy could not >be provided, because IECEE Decisions are, "for NCBs only." > >Can anyone out there provide me with a copy? These kinds of >decisions are likely found on the IECEE and CB Scheme web >sites, but are password protected "for members only." It is >my view that I need to study this document to see just how >far reaching the implications are and to properly advise my >customers of its impact on them. > >This decision will affect all products with optional dc-dc >converters for use as backup/redundant power supplies and >products that swap out ac-dc for dc-dc converters in the >factory. It may apply to other scenarios. > >While I have not been hit with the full force of this yet, I >expect to be in the not too distant future. So will many of >you.
If what you have been told is true, it ought not to be. How can manufacturers be expected to make products that conform to standards if there is secret documentation that effectively changes the meanings and implications of those standards? I will raise this matter with a relevant British Standards committee. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! ------------------------------------------- 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"
