I know of only the 60950 verison of this test, and its as you noted, 30 amps/2min. and if higher drawn currents, then its a more severe test based on the chart in the std. good luck Richard,
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Jim Bacher Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 11:04 AM To: Emc-Pstc (E-mail) Cc: 'P. Peruzzi' Subject: RE: can't send mail to emc-pstc - server bounce Forwarding for Paolo. Please keep him on your CC list. > > I knew protective earthing test was performed differently between EN > 60601-1 and CAN/CSA 22.2 No.601-1. In particular, I read some articles > talking of a 30 Amps, 2 minutes test, instead of 25 Amps, 5 seconds. > Now, I've got CAN/CSA 22.2 N0 601-1, both 1990 and reaffirmed 2001 > editions, and I can't find any deviation from IEC test. > > Could anybody help me to shed light on the matter? > > --------------------------------- > Paolo Peruzzi > El.En. S.p.A. > Via Baldanzese, 17 > 50041 Calenzano (FI) > Italy > > Tel. +39 055 8826807 > FAX +39 055 8832884 > http://www.elengroup.com/ 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] Mike Cantwell [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
