I read in !emc-pstc that Spencer, David H <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected] x.com>) about 'EMC Equipment Certifications' on Thu, 13 May 2004:
> So, without getting in the middle of a mud slinging contest, or > starting one, is it unreasonable to "require" a manufacture of EMC > test equipment to provide "independent certification" that their > equipment is suitable for measuring/generating to a given > specification? No, it is not in any way unreasonable. >I get the impression that many of the larger > manufactures would scoff at the idea. In fact, two very reputable > EMC manufactures I know of refuse to secure accreditations for > their in house calibrations labs. Buy elsewhere. >Putting that in perspective, > EMC test labs spend a fair amount annually to secure and maintain > accreditation. Thousands of manufactures use these test labs to > secure FCC and CE approval for their products. So is it on > credibility alone that the EMC community relies on the test > equipment manufactures to provide equipment that performs without a > doubt to the specifications? No. > > Or is there an accreditation or specification (that I'm not > familiar with) that addresses this? See EN 45003 for a general treatment of this subject. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk 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
