On 4 Jan 2012, at 19:04, Kunde, Brian wrote: > all of our products have fans. >
In which case, according to the letter of the law, they are machinery if they are not one of the six categories excluded by article 1 item 2k. > But, some say fans don't count. Ask them to provide documentary evidence to support that contention. I'm prepared to bet they won't be able to. > But do they? Some of our products have huge fans, blowers, vacuum pumps, > solenoids, contactors, and other such moving parts, so where do you draw the > line? There is no line. Why are you making life difficult for yourself by trying to find one? Nick. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. 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]>

