> Computer parts supplied to the public for DIY assembly or installation are > subject to the Directive.
While this is certainly true, any EMC test result is possibly very dependent of the applied enclosure/supply during test, making the results at least very unreliable. Unless the manufacturer is able now to produce operational motherboards that pass emission tests without enclosure ! 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Namens John M Woodgate Verzonden: Friday, June 19, 2009 8:29 AM Aan: [email protected] Onderwerp: Re: EMC Directive Applicability to Mother Boards In message <4c5e6457cd7911469a07260381288c283ccee...@orsmsx502.amr.corp.intel.com>, "Pettit, Ghery" <[email protected]> writes >I think it would depend on your definition of "end user". If an >end-user is an integrator then yes, Not in Europe: an integrator is a final-stage manufacturer and parts supplied to integrators are not subject to the Directive, except in some very special cases. The Directive applies to the final product, and the integrator is responsible for ensuring that it does. >But if your definition is someone who buys a computer to use then they >probably would not ever install a mother board under any condition (at >least my wife wouldn't) : ) Computer parts supplied to the public for DIY assembly or installation are subject to the Directive. -- This is my travelling signature, adding no superfluous mass. John M Woodgate - 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]> - 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]>
