Richard, In Japan for the PSE within a circle Mark, there are two ways of compliance. One way is to meet the Japanese standards which have their unique deviations (such as W instead of A on ratings, production-line tests, etc.). The other method is based on Japanese standards harmonized with IEC standards. It looks to me that your importer has tested the product to Japanese standards which requires you to meet the production-line test requirements required in their standards. I would say ask the importer to specify the Japanese standard and get a translated copy. If you have any further questions regarding the Japan PSE Marking, please call me at TUV Rheinland of North America (925)-2499123 Extension 134 or e-mail at [email protected] Best Regards, Peter
Richard Pittenger <[email protected]> wrote: Listees, We export small commercial food mixers to Japan and have recently been informed by our distributor there that we must start complying with the marking and other requirements of the law which supposedly has been in place since 2001. We're being told that one of the requirements is for a dielectric withstand (hi-pot) test which must be conducted for one minute at 1000 V on all mixers. Each of these mixers is already hi-pot tested for compliance with UL requirements, but UL permits a one second test at 1200 V. The one second test is favored by the plant since it saves time. Our importer claims that the one second test is not permissible, that the test must be conducted for one minute. Since we don't have copies of the standards involved, do any of you have experience with these requirements and is it true that only a one minute hi-pot test is permissible? Thanks for any information you can provide on this subject. Richard I. Pittenger Agency Approval Engineer Food Retail Div. Hobart Troy, Ohio 45374 Ph: 937-332-2621 Fax: 937-332-3204 http://www.hobartcorp.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/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: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc _____ Celebrate Earth Day everyday! Discover 10 things you can do to help slow climate change. Yahoo! Earth Day <http: /us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/earthday/*http://earth.yahoo.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/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: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
