I read in !emc-pstc that Bill Lyons <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'EUROPEAN VOLTAGE HARMONISATION' on Mon, 6 Jan 2003:
>Additionally, from a safety point of view, the (UK) IEE made a >recommendation in 1996 that > >"All equipment designed for pan European distribution and for use >after 2003 must be tested for safety over the range 230V +10% to -14% >even though it may not be necessary for the equipment to work >satisfactorily over this range." > >The "low end" of -14% was to allow for building voltage drops up to >4% in addition to the supply variations. This hasn't been endorsed by any IEC or CENELEC product safety committee. It is notable that 230 - 14% is very close to 220 - 10%, the old Continental arrangement. -- 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"
