It's all in Part 15, spread about.

47CFR15.27

47CFR15.31(j)


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From: Scott Douglas [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 2:31 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [PSES] FCC EMI Test and Ferrites on Cables

Fellow List persons...

Please help refresh a tired brain. A designer of a product tells us that he 
passes FCC emissions testing if he puts ferrite sleeves (beads?) on the four 
HDMI cables connected at the rear panel of the product.

He tells us that all he needs to do is add a statement in the user manual to 
the effect that the HDMI output cables must have ferrite sleeves (beads?) on 
them.

He says he does not need to specify manufacturer name and part number of the 
ferrites.

He says he does not need to provide the ferrites with the product.

He also does not plan to include the HDMI output cables with the product 
because every installation will have different length HDMI cables needed.

Now, my old brain thinks the above is not acceptable and that the FCC says that 
anything special needed to pass FCC testing must be provided with the product. 
And I am thinking that ferrites are special as you can't get them at Walmart or 
Radio Shack or Ace Hardware. And not all ferrites are the same.

Can anyone confirm my memory and maybe give a pointer to the part of the FCC 
Rules that clarify this? Or have the rules changed over the years and I just 
missed that part?

Thank you in advance for any and all comments, on list or off.

Best regards,
Scott

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