Hi John, you make a point.... But easier to say that when you reside in the community.
Now, if the standards committees worked using net meeting, ie web Based meetings, that would be easier to swallow. Travel costs for small companies are not insignificant. BTW, I bought 13309:2000, and I have to say this is a strange standard. My clients equipment may be used at a construction site, but if it is, it's run off a generator and not hooked into the vehicle. By this, I mean the vehicles electrical system. 13309:2000 is really regurgitated Automotive test requirements implying they are for the vehicle or parts to be bolted on after market on a vehicle. Otherwise, one could argue computers, fridges, coolers anything used on a construction site needs 13309. Surely that's not the intent? Cheers, Derek. John Woodgate wrote: > In message <[email protected]>, dated Thu, 23 Oct 2008, Derek > Walton <[email protected]> writes: > > >> Alas, since I have to work, I cant be on all committees.... > > No, you as a test-house cant, but manufacturers have more resources, > and really need to make sure that they CAN protect their interests by > participating in standards work. > > The costs of participation in standards work, of safety and EMC > testing and of achieving compliance are not simply engineering > development costs. They are costs of being present in the market, just > like the advertising costs, against which they pale into insignificance. - 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
