Rich,
  Thanks, good stuff.  Now on to the followup...
 
What about safety documentation for IEC60950-1 products shipping to CB Scheme
countries (i.e. outside North America and the EU/RTTE)??
 
Does the safety information need to be printed, or is electronic copy
information sufficient?  (the US & EU required safety guides would of course
be in the box, but this paper is mostly English).
 
Thanks all,
-Dave

 
On 8/8/06, Richard Nute <rn...@san.rr.com> wrote: 

Hi Don:


> Can manufacturers ship products now with electronic manuals,
> including important safeguards, worldwide with hard-copies 
> suppilied if requested by customers.  These products fall
> under EN60950

Download:


http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/lv/adcorecommendations 
.pdf

Within the European Union:

   "The safety warnings and safety instructions
   needed to ensure that electrical equipment
   will be used safely and for intended
   applications shall be marked on the equipment. 
   If this is not possible the warnings and
   instructions shall be made available on an
   accompanying paper. Providing the safety
   warnings and safety instructions on an
   accompanying CD-ROM, DVD, or on other media 
   requiring additional equipment to read them,
   does not fulfill the requirement in paragraph
   1 a of Annex I of the Low Voltage Directive."

Therefore, under EN 60950, you must provide safety
information either marked on the equipment or in
hardcopy form.


Best regards,
Rich



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