500 VA (and greater) is used for TYPE TESTING only. Any kind of breakdown that pulls more than 5 mA is potentially lethal and non-compliant.
There is good reason for limiting the EOL hot-pot current (dynamically - or even with a trip) as low as possible. Best regards Gregg Gregg Kervill DipIM, MIMgt, MIEEE VP Engineering Test4Safety.com Inc PO Box 310, Reedville, VA 22539. USA Phone ( 804) 453-3141 Fax (804) 453-9039 ------Original Message----- -From: [email protected] -[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Pierre SELVA -Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 11:03 AM -To: Forum Safety-emc -Subject: Hipot test at production - requirements for tester - - - -Hi all, - -What is the requirement for the hipot tester used at the end of the -production line, regarding its transformer apparent power ? -For UL and other agencies, do I need a 500 VA tester, or is a -50VA tester OK -? - -Thanks for your answer. - -Pierre - - -------------------------------------------- -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" - ------------------------------------------- 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"
