I read in !emc-pstc that Jon Griver <[email protected]> wrote (in <3E5C9943.14190.33FECD@localhost>) about 'D of C for medical P.S.' on Wed, 26 Feb 2003: >You are right not issuing a D of C to the MDD, as your product is not a medical >device or an >accessory ot a medical device. > >On the other hand I see no reason not to issue a D of C to the LVD. Compliance >with a standard in >the list of Harmonised Standards is not the only way to demonstrate compliance >with the LVD. It >does not take very much effort to draw up a comparison table showing that the >requirements for a >power supply in IEC 60601-1 are more stringent than say, IEC 60950 or IEC >61010-1. Using >engineering judgment on this basis, I believe that you can issue a D of C to the >LVD, specifying >IEC 60601-1 as the applied standard. You can present your comparison table to >anyone who questions >this, demonstrating the engineering basis for your declaration.
That's what I would recommend, but I don't know enough about 60601-1 to be definite. -- 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] Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
