In article <003101c4ded0$49a91c80$0201a8c0@oemcomputer>, Brian Jones <[email protected]> writes >Can anyone point me to a website, or a document (other than the >individual country regulations) that describes the requirements for >mains wiring in buildings throughout the EU? I am particularly >interested in whether there is a requirement for an earth wire in >lighting circuits, in each Member State.
Those nice people at BSI will sell you that information for an inordinate amount of money. You might look at IEC 60364 (lots of parts and sections) in the BSI library or elsewhere. The EU 'harmonized' (a diminished 9th, I believe) national wiring regulations are based on it. The Continentals aren't quite as fixated on earthing everything as we in UK are. In Norway and Sweden they have problems with poor ground conductivity - basalt and granite! I think this also applies in the French Alps, but I don't know what they do in Switzerland. Denmark is probably the country that is least concerned with earthing things. I suppose this stuff is not much good to you as it stands, but it may give you some pointers. -- 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: Scott Douglas [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
