In article <bd6b3e6a.160c4%[email protected]>, Ken Javor <[email protected]> writes
>The following is a general discussion on this topic. It is not meant as >a disagreement with Mr. Woodgate's response; I am sure Mr. Woodgate's >response is precisely correct given the current state of the standard in >question. The information I gave is a digest of the consensus in the relevant IEC Working Group, as endorsed by the National Committees. The matters raised by Mr. Javor were considered at length. With regard to discharging capacitors, if a test house doesn't know what to do (which is unlikely, since they usually ask for schematics in my experience), then the manufacturer must tell them if the testing is aimed at European compliance. -- 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 Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html 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
