In addition, some design elements used to mitigate EMC issues, such as compression gasketing, can be inadvertently damaged during safety testing.
In order to maintain the EMC integrity of an off-the-factory-floor product, it often makes sense to test EMC first. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE [email protected] > From: John McBain > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:36 AM > > Reasonable approach, with one proviso. EMC tests > generally are less likely > to break the EUT than safety tests. So if the > number of prototypes is > extremely limited and repairs are difficult, then > EMC testing first may be > appropriate. > > -- John McBain > [email protected] > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ 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] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
