I have always wondered about these type of questions; sometimes I feel that my employer is the only company in this industry that has to play by all the rules...
Also, have you ever reviewed a supplier's or competitor's product and/or process and wondered how the heck the agencies are certifying their products??? One of the things that agency (CSA, UL, TUV) audits look at is if I have a copy of the appropriate (current) standards. Brian -----Original Message----- From: John Woodgate [ mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Hipot question I read in !emc-pstc that [email protected] wrote (in <E6F64B42266D6 [email protected]>) about 'Hipot question' on Tue, 5 Aug 2003: >I am testing some in-house equipment that is covered under EN61010. Is >the AC line touch current limit 3.5 mA at line + 10%? When I run a hipot >test am I allowed to use 2121 VDC rather than 1500 VAC? Due to the 0.047 >uF X caps the AC hipot current is somewhat high. You are testing a product to a standard, but you don't have a copy of the standard? That is really unwise! -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.

