Yes, correct. I was using the wiring convention of line on left and neutral on right for CEE7/7 stuff. My bad.
Would adoption of IEC60906-1 fix this? Do the various EU electric codes require specific wiring for receptacles? I will have to re-think the safety of a single mains fuse for use with 'Schuko' stuff. Brian > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of John > Woodgate > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 1:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Line-Neutral orientation with auto-ranging > power supplies > > In message <[email protected]>, > dated Tue, > 22 Mar 2011, Brian O'Connell <[email protected]> writes: > > >The component power supply, for Class I construction, is > required to > >have the mains input line and neutral terminals marked. > > Even though it's ineffective in all those countries that use > the Schuko > or other reversible mains plug. > -- > OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk > John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK > Plural: data, criteria, phenomena. Singular: datum > (different meaning: use > 'data element' for a single item), criterion, phenomenon. > 'Effect' is a noun, > 'affect' is a verb (except in psychiatry). - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
