> From: > > <[email protected]> > > To: > > <[email protected]> > > Cc: > > <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > > Date: > > 05/03/2011 09:42 AM > > Subject: > > Re: R&TTE Notified Body Opinion Cheaper than Full Testing? > > Sent by: > > <[email protected]> > > In my opinion it would be more expensive to do a Technical File (old > Technical Construction File) because it is very difficult and > massive amounts of calculations et al to prove that your unit will > pass the EMC Directive using non-test data (schematics, etc) for all > of the radiated and interfering phenomena. If you do a Technical > File correctly it is very time consuming and labor extensive. > Besides, I am not sure that this is allowed for Radio Devices. Even > if it was it would not be allowed for the US and many other countries. > > Bob Heller > 3M EMC Laboratory, 76-1-01 > St. Paul, MN 55107-1208 > Tel: 651-778-6336 > Fax: 651-778-6252 > ========================================================================= > >
> > From: > > <[email protected]> > > To: > > <[email protected]> > > Date: > > 05/03/2011 09:04 AM > > Subject: > > R&TTE Notified Body Opinion Cheaper than Full Testing? > > Sent by: > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > Hi, > > I design bespoke vehicle/personnel tracking and machine-machine > communications systems for clients using GPS and GSM/cellular > technologies, sometimes RF wireless (e.g. 433 & 2400 MHz > unlicensed), mostly embedding GPS/GSM/wireless modules within custom > electronics. These are normally manufactured in a few 10’s at most. > > We self-declare to the R&TTE Directive by testing to the relevant > harmonised standards – this is phenomenally expensive for the > volumes we produce. > > Alternatively, I suspect it would be considerably (very > considerably) cheaper to supply a Technical File, including very > limited testing results, design data and technical rationales to a > R&TTE Notified Body to confirm compliance with the R&TTED. We > naturally produce most of this information anyway as part of the > development. The NB certificate would satisfy us, regulatory > authorities and clients. > > Does anybody have experience of using this alternative approach – is > it a viable and cheaper alternative. > > Feel free to reply off-line if you wish. > > Thanks in advance for your views, > Tony > > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ <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/ <http://www.ieee-pses.org/> > Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html <http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html> > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html <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/ <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/ <http://www.ieee-pses.org/> > Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html <http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html> > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html <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]>
