Thanks Brian, Very similar to what we are doing now. Plan to simply make a note of the test conditions in the test report.
:Doug On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Kunde, Brian <[email protected]>wrote: > As the manufacturer you have to decide what a typical operator position > is, then document it in the report. We give a distance from the front of > the device (varies from 200cm – 500cm) and a distance off the floor (or off > the table for table mounted equipment). > > > > For the bystander position, we take measurements on all four sides at a 1 > meter distance and 1.6 meters off the floor. > > > > The Other Brian > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Doug > Powell > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 25, 2012 12:47 PM > *To:* emc-pstc > *Subject:* IEC/EN 61010-1 > > > > The in the acoustics section 12.5 of 61010-1 are the concepts of operator > and bystander positions. The standard clearly states dimensions for the > "test room", yet it does not clearly state what distances are for > personnel. Let's assume a control panel is mounted in a rack system, at > eye-level, and with buttons that must be pressed. What would be the typical > distances for the operator and the bystander? > > > > For the bystander, 1 meter seems about right. In the past, I have seen as > little as 12 inches for the operator, but this seems a bit close. My > original thought was this may represent a person leaning with one shoulder > against a rack mounted panel. While the distance from the panel surface to > the ear of this person can be quite short, it is not likely to be an > operator's position. > > > > A difference of only a few inches can make all the difference in your > results. > > > > > -- > Thanks, -doug > > > > Douglas E Powell > > [email protected] > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01 > > > > > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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]> > ------------------------------ > *LECO Corporation Notice:* This communication may contain confidential > information intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you received this > by mistake, please destroy it and notify us of the error. Thank you. > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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]> > -- Thanks, -doug Douglas E Powell [email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
