Thanks for all replies. This additional measure to help screen out sub-standard units in mass production. In case a strand escaped from the scrimped terminals enters into the outer wall, it may introduce electric shock.
Regards, Scott On 25/7/13 11:15 PM, "John Woodgate" <[email protected]> wrote: > In message > <64D32EE8B9CBDD44963ACB076A5F6ABB0265E05F@Mailbox-Tech.lecotech.local>, > dated Thu, 25 Jul 2013, "Kunde, Brian" <[email protected]> writes: > >> That makes sense. Is this why molded plugs for Medical Devices are made >> from clear material? So it can be visually inspected? > > I think so, but don't count on it. When moulded plugs were first > introduced there was a serious reliability problem, with melting, sparks > and smoke. Moulding techniques had to be considerably refined. I think a > two-step process is used, with a visual inspection between the steps. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
