Ken, What are the differences between rewirable plugs & non-wirable plugs in terms of CE mark?
Scott On 22/8/12 11:33 AM, "IBM Ken" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <tel:%2B1.303.272.9612> >> >> - >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc >> discussion list. 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