I read in !emc-pstc that Peter L. Tarver <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'Machinery Directive acoustic requirements' on Fri, 14 Nov 2003:
>There are 23 standards containing acoustic requirements called out in >the 14AUG2003 list of harmonized standards. Some of these standards >clearly don't apply in this particular instance (those related to >ducting or workstations that would apply to the final application >assemblage). > >Yet, some standards have uncertain relevance whose applicability and >need to mention in a DoC can't be specifically eliminated a (again, >based on titles alone). > >I know I must purchase some standards, but I'd like to minimize the >financial hit. I'd appreciate opinions regarding these three standards >in particular: Surely you are not planning to test the products to any of these standards yourselves? I suppose you will have that done by an acoustics test house. So why not select one now, and discuss with them which standards apply and how they apply? It's a very arcane field and specialist advice, even if costly, can save you a lot of time, money and frustration. -- 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
