Exactly – and thank you for pointing that out Rodney. In the US, if you make a product you are responsible for that product. You are responsible for it meeting the frequency spectrum rules, you are responsible for it to meet safety needs so that it is safe to use and you are responsible for it to be immune to affects in the environment in which it will be used - period. No immunity laws needed, no immunity laws desired.
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From: Rodney Davis [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 10:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] RF Common Mode Immunity Test Question Hi guys, in simple English.. the FCC does state in section 15.17 Susceptibility to interference..., you are responsible for reducing the susceptibility for receiving harmful interference. This clause is enough to make you responsible for any immunity complaint regardless of the levels! Rodney Davis _____ From: Ed Price <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 12:09 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PSES] RF Common Mode Immunity Test Question Dennis: The rationale that you don’t need consumer electronics with a modicum of immunity works only for you, because you are what I would call an expert customer. You have the knowledge to ameliorate immunity problems, but most of the population does not have this capability. Ed Price WB6WSN Chula Vista, CA USA From: dward [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 8:20 AM To: 'Ed Price'; [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [PSES] RF Common Mode Immunity Test Question I for one would never want the US to get into this arena. Too much regulation in the US as it is. Don’t need more and don’t want more. I’ll decide what is best for me, not the government. Dennis Ward This communication and its attachements contain information from PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc., and is intended for the exclusive use of the recipient(s) named above. It may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. Any unauthorized use that may compromise that confidentiality via distribution or disclosure is prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately if you receive this communication in error, and delete it from your computer system. Usage of PCTEST email addresses for non-business related activities is strictly prohibited. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachments(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. Thank you. From: Ed Price [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2015 1:41 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PSES] RF Common Mode Immunity Test Question John: Unfortunately, American consumer electronics has no E-field immunity requirement. The only help a consumer gets is that little paragraph of legalese that advises you to re-orient your device and move further away from emitters. OTOH, most consumer equipment design which takes emission compliance into account will also yield reasonable immunity levels. My personal experience indicates that most immunity problems with consumer electronics is not a design problem but a reliability problem. As an example, last year a friend asked me to repair his semi-pro mixer board (used in a church environment); he had problems “everywhere” with distortion, low gain and external RF susceptibility. However, the mixer board was fine; it was his patch cords that were horribly abused and leaky. Ed Price WB6WSN Chula Vista, CA USA -----Original Message----- From: John Woodgate [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2015 11:47 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PSES] RF Common Mode Immunity Test Question In message < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]>, dated Sat, 12 Sep 2015, "ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen" < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> writes: >A Ham never can be a source of interference, by definition (if they >respect their limits- in more than one way). It is clearly not true, given the unlimited lack of immunity exhibited by some products. Immunity isn't even controlled in the Americas. > >To me an amateur is not a HAM, but that is a matter of language I >suppose. Yes. 'Amateur' is the larval form. (;-) > >My example showed a (spiced up) example of lack of immunity in a >professional audio installation , that due pragmatic testing, too >cables with average screening properties Was it definitely due to cables? Much professional PA equipment is none too good on immunity. And there are far too many installations that don't exclusively use balanced lines. > -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. With best wishes. See <http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk> www.jmwa.demon.co.uk When I turn my back on the sun, it's to look for a rainbow John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. 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