It was pointed out to us that our 50 kHz system was radiating around 5 GHz. We checked and indeed it was. Glory be to Average measurements!
________________________________ From: "ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen" <[email protected]> To: Ted Eckert <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 2:20 PM Subject: RE: Statute of limitations Where this happens even more frequently is in switching FETin SMPS-es. Modular plug-in, OEM or self designed, chances are good that the FETS you buy today are MUCH faster than their equivalent (or even same type) a few years ago. Expect harmonics to 200 MHz, where an upper limit of 30 MHz was common. Gert Gremmen Van:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Namens Ted Eckert Verzonden: dinsdag 29 mei 2012 19:39 Aan: [email protected] Onderwerp: RE: Statute of limitations I’ve had a number of cases where an IC vendor did a die shrink on an IC without rescaling the pin drivers. Even though the IC ran at the same speeds, the edges were much sharper leading to problems at higher harmonics. I would suspect that a number of ICs in your system have undergone die shrinks. The IC vendors are always looking for ways to get more chips out of a single wafer. Ted Eckert Compliance Engineer Microsoft Corporation [email protected] The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. From:McInturff, Gary [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Statute of limitations Is there any time limit on how long a test result is valid for an EMC test – if the product hasn’t changed. CB reports have a 3 year shelf life, after which the various CB participants are obligated to take the reports on face value and could require inspection or retest, but I don’t know if the same is true for EMC test when meeting the EU directives. Actually I guess the requirement for a CB update every three years isn’t truly a requirement for meeting the directives either. The CB report is a tool to help show conformity. 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