I suppose if a manufacturer sells a USB device without a cable, either the device doesn't need one or they're being cheap.. USB devices like webcams and external drives need a cable, and in the case of an external HDD the cable needs to be short for the device to work at all. _______________________________________________________________________________
Ralph McDiarmid | Schneider Electric | Solar Business | CANADA | Regulatory Compliance Engineering From: John Woodgate <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 01/23/2012 09:55 AM Subject: Re: [PSES] Cable required for USB Drive testing? In message <[email protected]>, dated Mon, 23 Jan 2012, "Pat Jensen (pjensen)" <[email protected]> writes: >When testing USB drive for FCC, CE, VCCI or C-tick are you required to >use a cable connection even if you do not sell it with a cable? No: there is an assumption in the text that a cable is involved, but this is the definitive text: Where not specified herein, the EUT shall be configured, installed, arranged and operated in a manner consistent with typical applications. Where the manufacturer has specified or recommended an installation practice, this shall be used in the test arrangement, where possible. This arrangement shall be typical of normal installation practice. It isn't 'normal' to have a cable between a USB device and whatever is used with it. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK Some people who are peeling the finch of the financial crisis are thinking of biting a rook. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]> ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. ______________________________________________________________________ - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
