In message <[email protected]>, dated Thu, 9 Apr 2009, Brian O'Connell <[email protected]> writes:
>"Choose a generator capacitance of 330 pF for areas that can easily be >accessed only from the inside of the vehicle and resistance of 330 ? or >2 k?. The maximum test voltage can be limited in this case to 15 kV." So 330 pF corresponds to 15 kV. > >"Choose a capacitance of 150 pF for points that can easily be touched >only from the outside of the vehicle and resistance of 330 ? or 2 k?. >In this case, the maximum test voltage is 25 kV. " So 150 pF corresponds to 25 kV. > >"Areas that can be touched both from the outside and inside shall be >tested with both generator capacitance values and 15 kV and 25 kV >maximum test voltage, respectively." > >Are the test levels in the last sentence reversed, or is this an >additional test condition ? What is reversed is 'outside and inside', I think. But topologically, there is no distinction. (;-) -- 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]>

