I read in !emc-pstc that [email protected] wrote (in <E19J8TQ- [email protected]>) about 'harmonics testing' on Fri, 23 May 2003: >Brian/John >I notice that EN61000-3-2(2000) para 6.3 says "Where individual >self contained items are installed in a rack or case, they are >regarded as being individually connected to the mains supply. The >rack or case need not be tested as a whole." So, is it a rackfull of >systems, or a system in a rack?! :)
The implication of 'individual, self-contained items' is that they are marketed individually (and are therefore each CE-marked). Unfortunately, we could not get agreement on more specific wording. These items may be supplied by one or more than one manufacturer, and are often racked-up on-site; thus the rack is an 'installation' as defined in the Directive and Guidelines. If a manufacturer sells as a single item of commerce a rack of physically-separable items which are not marketed individually, then that is a 'system' as defined in the Directive and the Guidelines and is tested and CE-marked as a whole. -- 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
