I agree with John in that the LVD never required passive speakers to be CE Marked. We use d to CE mark our speakers under the EMC directive but since the new one basically excludes passive products we have taken that directive off of our DoC’s……..
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Douglas Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 12:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Passive Devices and CE Mark Do completely passive loudspeakers require a CE Mark? If yes, what standards would be used to declare conformity? My initial answer to this question was NO. Except for the recast RoHS Directive now requiring a CE Mark. The EMC Directive - Chapter 1, Article 1, Section 3 says: 3. This Directive shall not apply to equipment the inherent nature of the physical characteristics of which is such that: (a) it is incapable of generating or contributing to electromagnetic emissions which exceed a level allowing radio and telecommunication equipment and other equipment to operate as intended; and (b) it will operate without unacceptable degradation in the presence of the electromagnetic disturbance normally consequent upon its intended use. So that would seem to be a no. The Low Voltage Directive - Article 1 says: For the purposes of this Directive, ‘electrical equipment’ means any equipment designed for use with a voltage rating of between 50 and 1 000 V for alternating current and between 75 and 1 500 V for direct current, other than the equipment and phenomena listed in Annex II. My initial thought here was that this would also not apply. But, some audio amps can put out audio signals exceeding 50 V. The question here is - when they use the term alternating current here, does that mean AC Mains only or can that also include the varying audio signals a speaker would see? The DC part is easy, most speakers do not work well with DC applied. Hoping to either learn something or settle an argument, your input is appreciated as always. Regards, Scott - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ 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]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ 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]>
