I read in !emc-pstc that [email protected] wrote (in <10024965.1083748788326.JavaMail.www@wwinf3003>) about 'What does the CE mark mean for EMC' on Wed, 5 May 2004: > Sorry to disagee but you have made a remarkable leap of faith. You > have assumed that it will not be intended for other than a > commercial/light industrial environment.
The question was about what the CE mark means. Of course, the CE marking is based on the environment(s) in which the manufacturer intends the product to be used. It's clearly impossible for the manufacturer to predict that someone will use, say, an electric typewriter (remember them?) in a rolling mill and therefore apply the heavy industrial environment standards. Users have a responsibility to understand the implications of 'EMC environment' and to discuss with the product manufacturer any special mitigation measures that may be necessary in an unforeseen environment. In the standards that I have some particular responsibility for, EN55103-1 and -2, this issue is addressed in a way that you might well find satisfactory. -- 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
