Lauren, Great topic! I can’t wait to hear people’s opinions on this one. I guess we need to further define the example as “a simple mechanical compass with a permanently magnetized indicating needle”. Seem reasonable? This way, for the sake of discussion we can exclude gyro compasses, electronic compasses, etc.
Doug Nix On 21-Mar-14, at 13:09, Crane, Lauren <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, Experts, > > I was just working on an internal RoHS guidance document and was struck by an > idea out of the blue that might make a good topic for EMC-PTSC Friday > discussion…. > > Wouldn’t an analog compass be considered in scope of RoHS? > > It seems to meet the EEE definition as it is dependent on the earth’s > magnetic field to work properly. Or, is there a distinction between a > *magnetic* field and an *electromagnetic field* that can be made to save > scouting equipment suppliers from this inconvenience? > > Regards, > Lauren Crane > KLA-Tencor > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to > unsubscribe) > 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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) 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]>
