In message <[email protected]>, dated Tue, 31 Mar 2009, Bob Richards <[email protected]> writes:
>61000-4-6 says that the EUT must be 10cm above the GRP. There is no >tolerance. However, anyone that has worked in a machine shop or in >metrology knows that there is no such thing as "no tolerance". What >would be considered an acceptable tolerance for the 10cm requirement? > >If an auditor says that the support for the EUT has to be exactly 10cm, >"no tolerance", how can one argue with them that 1mm is not going to >affect the test? If an auditor said that, I would make an official complaint that he/she was incompetent. > >The EFT standard, 61000-4-4, says 10cm +/- 1cm. Could this be used as >a basis for an argument? > Yes, an argument. Possibly long and unproductive. -- 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]>
