Generally, the plug can serve as the disconnect. Your instructions must state that the plug is the disconnect, and you must also state that the equipment shall be plugged into an outlet that is easily accessible and near the equipment. Take a look at IEC/UL 60950-1 sections 1.7.2 and 3.4.9 for the details for ITE.
Ted Eckert The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. --- On Mon, 7/21/08, Christine Rodham <[email protected]> wrote: From: Christine Rodham <[email protected]> Subject: Requirements for Power On/OFF Switch...US and EU Europe To: [email protected] Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 1:17 PM Hi List Members, We purchased a networking product that will reside in the Customer Premise ( CPE) environment. ( FCC class A in the US ) We noticed that the unit DOES NOT have a power switch or a mains disconnect. In order to turn the unit off you have to pull out the plug from the unit or the wall. This units runs on 120V- 220V auto-range. Does this violate any safety rules in the US or Europe? The unit has an NRTL mark on it but is seems a little bizarre that it does not have a way of disconnecting power other than pulling out the plug. Anyone have any clarification on this...... Thank you! Christine Rodham - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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
