Maybe he had a special low EMI cell phone? But seriously, a useful product would be a "cell phone detector" with an audible alarm, or a silent alarm to alert security.
Dave Cuthbert From: John Woodgate [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 1:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IEC 61010 requirements I read in !emc-pstc that peter merguerian <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'IEC 61010 requirements' on Fri, 21 Feb 2003: > The other day, I called a surgeon and he happened to be in the > operating room with his cellphone performing an operation. Does > that make his cellular comply with IEC 601-1? Maybe not, but there are VERY serious EMC issues. No cell-phone should be switched on in an OR. -- 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 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
