Custom or not. It's the same. CE marking applies also to single items to its full extend. The word "custom" is not mentioned in the guide, nor "rack".
>From the Guide to 2004/108/EC : 1.2.2 Combination of finished appliances (systems) A combination of several finished appliances which is made commercially available as a single functional unit intended for the end-user is considered to be apparatus. Such a system, within the sense of the EMC Directive, is combined, and/or designed and/or put together by the same person (the “manufacturer”) and is intended to be placed on the market for distribution as a single functional unit for end-use and to be installed and operated together to perform a specific task. All provisions of the EMC Directive, as defined for apparatus, apply to the combination as a whole. It should be noted that combining two or more CE marked finished appliances does not automatically produce a “compliant” system e.g.: a combination of CE marked Programmable Logic Controllers and motor drives may fail to meet the protection requirements. 1.2.6 Products for own use Where an apparatus is manufactured for own use, placing on the market is considered to take place at the moment of putting into service; the obligation to comply with the Directive begins with first use. >From 3.2 Where a manufacturer assembles a final apparatus using components from other manufacturers, the manufacturer must retain overall control. The manufacturer is responsible for the compliance of the final apparatus. Regards, Ing. Gert Gremmen [email protected] www.cetest.nl Kiotoweg 363 3047 BG Rotterdam T 31(0)104152426 F 31(0)104154953 Before printing, think about the environment. Van: John Woodgate [mailto:[email protected]] Verzonden: Friday, October 30, 2009 9:14 AM Aan: ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen CC: [email protected] Onderwerp: Re: certifying overall products vs. certifying individual constituant chassis In message <[email protected]>, dated Fri, 30 Oct 2009, "ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen" <[email protected]> writes: > >Please all, be aware that this is a grey area in regulations in the EC >and I must all advice you to be careful when just assemble piles of >equipment in a rack, and put that on the EC market. AGAIN THE SAME ERROR!!!! My advice refers to **custom assemblies**, NOT single items of commerce, which must be tested for EMC and safety as a whole, as I have said many times. -- 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 Help stamp out intolerance! - 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://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc 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]>
