In message <[email protected]>, dated Wed, 24 Jun 2009, "Tyra, John" <[email protected]> writes:
>I had several discussions with the inspector and he was referencing the >NEC to support his judgment. After reading the NEC sections he quoted >it is vague enough where the inspector is within his rights to require >an NRTL for passive speakers even if it does not seem to be a hazard. >We ended up having an NRTL do a field inspection and mark the speakers >on site which satisfied the inspector. I have been advised that Orange >County, Florida is very conservative in this respect.............. Definitely Gotham City, then. We have them in Britain too. We have routine in-situ safety testing of portable appliances (PAT testing, pardon the tautology). I have reports of 12 V operated units being labelled as tested (and some damaged, so they were actually 'tested') and a label on a wooden rack intended for housing audio equipment. -- 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]>
