In message <[email protected]>, dated Wed, 28 Mar 2007, Philo Beddo <[email protected]> writes:
>I don't know the specifics of EN61326, however, I thought the purpose >of the EMC Directive was to ensure the quality of "goods" imported to >the EU. The CE mark is NOT a quality mark. It signifies only compliance with legal requirements for market access. >Why should one class of "goods" be exempt while other are not? >Why should generic "goods" be exempt, while test equipment is not? The query by the OP was the other way round; the Generic immunity standards have numerical compliance criteria; EN 61326 doesn't. I have explained the reasons why EN 55103-2 doesn't, and I expect the same applies to EN 61326. > >As for your comment about not buying the goods, isn't that the reason >behind the EMC Directive? Such that "Joe Blog" shouldn't have to >worry about what he buys provided it has the CE mark. Where highly technical electronic equipment is concerned, within the scopes of, for example, EN 61326 and EN 55103-2, it is unreasonable to assume that the buyer has no technical knowledge. If that were the case, he/she very likely wouldn't even be able to understand the instruction manual, let alone operate the equipment correctly. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk There are benefits from being irrational - just ask the square root of 2. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex 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/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 ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
