Sorry - I should have remembered we have quotes on Schaffner gear too. So I'm looking for recommended brands beyond EMC-Partner, Haefely, and Schaffner.
Thanks, Jim Eichner, P.Eng. Compliance Engineering Manager Xantrex Technology Inc. phone: (604) 422-2546 fax: (604) 420-1591 e-mail: [email protected] web: www.xantrex.com Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Eichner > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 3:35 PM > To: 'EMC-PSTC - forum' > Cc: Ralph McDiarmid > Subject: EFT and surge immunity test equipment brands > > So far, we have quotes on 2 manufacturer's units for the above tests. I'm > looking for more sources. My general impression so far is no surprise - > this is an exercise in trade-offs. > > EMC-Partner TRA-2000: This unit is an all-in-one product with a decent > price and has had favourable reviews in this forum. The drawback with an > all-in-one is that you can't have one project doing EFT while another > project is working on surge, and you lose both capabilities if the unit is > out for maintenance or calibration. Also we already have ESD equipment, > so we don't need this unit's capabilities in that area. > > Haefely: Have quotes on the PEFT4010 and the PSURGE4010 with necessary > accessories. The total cost of the two units is far higher (+60%), but > having separate units mitigates the objections above. > > So... > > 1. What other companies should I look at? > > 2. Anybody want to share any experiences / opinions on the Haefely > equipment? Does the extra $$ get us extra performance and reliability? > > Thanks in advance for your help, > > Jim Eichner, P.Eng. > Compliance Engineering Manager > Xantrex Technology Inc. > phone: (604) 422-2546 > fax: (604) 420-1591 > e-mail: [email protected] > web: www.xantrex.com > Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > 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
