In message <4c5e6457cd7911469a07260381288c2846285...@orsmsx502.amr.corp.intel.com>, dated Tue, 15 Sep 2009, "Pettit, Ghery" <[email protected]> writes:
>Note the distinction contained in the note. The list is not >exhaustive, but should illustrate the intent. Ports for connecting >boxes in a system are not telecom. Ports for connecting ?stuff? over a >wide distance are telecom. Indeed. An additional point is that for compliance with the EMC Directive, the **manufacturer's intention** is crucial. If a user decides to extend a USB connection, for example, to 25 m, and it works well enough to allow him to use it, the manufacturer has not violated the Directive, because he did not *intend* a user to do that. In some countries, it may be legally wise to *list* the intentions, to avoid claims of 'You should have told me (the coffee would be hot)!'. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk Things can always get better. But that's not the only option. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - 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]>
