In message <[email protected]>, dated Sat, 15 Sep 2007, Scott Xe <[email protected]> writes:
>EN 60065 standard is applicable. As explained by Donald, the | and O >is restricted to all pole switch only. However, it seems to apply to >isolating switch. For normal consumer products, it comes with mains >plug so power on and off switch is not mandatory requirement according >to the standard. On some circuit designs, they still employ a single >pole power on and off switch for the convenient to the customer to >switch off the unit if the unit is not used for a long period of time. >It is debatable what is right marking on such switch. Any >advice/comments on such scenario? Yes, it's something that the standard should clarify. I will take steps to deal with it. -- 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 ______________________________________________________________________
