Would this be for molded power cords only, or does it include assembled power cords, for Pluggable type B equipment, for example, made up of discrete connectors typically attached to cord via screw terminals and strain relief glands?
-Ken On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Monrad Monsen <[email protected]>wrote: > Must power cables imported and sold in Europe have a CE mark and > manufacturer's name & address starting 3 January 2013 in accordance with > the recast RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU? Similarly, must the power cable have > its own declaration of conformity (DOC)? > > It appears that AC power cables shipped in separate boxes would meet the > definition of EEE in article 3 definition (1) as the AC power cable is > "*equipment > for the ... transfer ... of such currents and fields and designed for use > with a voltage rating not exceeding 1 000 volts for alternating current*". > > > For companies that sell worldwide, many ship the power cables alone in > their own boxes separate from the system products since their products are > sold worldwide and the correct power cable must be selected for each order > as applicable for each customer's country. Usually, the power cable is > imported in the same shipment as the system, but there are other times when > the power cable is imported alone either to replace a damaged power cable > (field replacement unit) or sold to support moving a product already in > Europe to change plug types (different plugs used for moves to other > countries within Europe or to different power distribution units). Hence, > it would appear that power cables would need to comply with the European > rules individually for compliance instead of depending on the system > product (like a server) for the CE marking. > > As a result, it appears that power cables will now require a CE mark, be > labeled with the manufacturer's name & address, and have its own DOC by 3 > January 2013. > > Note: All opinions given in this e-mail are purely my own and do not > necessarily reflect the positions of any company I work for. > > Thanks. > > Monrad Monsen > +1.303.272.9612 > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 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]>
