Richard asks.. >> My questions to the list are: What are your experiences of >> producing similar material? How well was it received and what >> is your advice for people producing similar text?
Always a difficult (but absolutely essential) task I find. You may have to stand in front of the audience with visual aids and an adequate supply of examples of EMC horrors to keep their attention. If the marketing manager's attention begins to fail them, mention litigation. If you must explain the certification process, list the various (numerous) tests that go into the process, distinguishing between them and the severity levels used (e.g. V/m for RI, kV for ESD etc) It always helps to explain clearly that mitigation usually requires a combination of electrical and mechanical measures. This makes the mechanical engineers sit up. Once you have taken them through it, you will find they are better disposed to read and understand the written work. Try not to be too simplistic, otherwise you will despair when after a seemingly successful presentation, you start hearing phrases like "EMC rating of 30V/m". You may have to patiently point out that the unit V/m does not refer to all EMC tests. You might want to make a note of repeat offenders at this stage and run a 3-strikes and you're out policy, ably implemented with an ESD gun and strategically located ground plane. Should you run such a policy, beware of any fluid dynamics presentations to which the repeat offenders might invite you! Good luck, and remember, it is a worthwhile undertaking! Best regards - Chris Chileshe From: King, Richard [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 11:07 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Help wanted with succinct subject description for non-specialists Dear all, I am working on an article about EMC for an internal newsletter. The aim is to increase awareness of the EMC related projects on which my colleagues and I are currently engaged. The target audience is largely composed of engineers specialising in other subject areas (software, systems and hardware), managers and support staff. << snip >> ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ 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
