FWIW, as we all know, the overall EM environment has changed greatly in the last 25 yrs, and, surely, that Canadian document should be updated - although it probably won't!
Therefore, suppliers really do need to consider the immunity aspect very seriously - even if it is only from the "customer satisfaction" ( or "not"!) perspective - so the EU requirements are a "legal" step in that direction and should be a real consideration for any supplier, especially if they want to sell "everywhere" in the World. W.r.t. Amund's original post: my comments above might well be a good objective to keep in mind - poor immunity can be a real problem in the "real" World (been there, seen it!) where poor immunity can lead to lots of "unexplained" field failures and tortuous "fixes" which don't really address the underlying design problems. Thus, even where there are no legal requirements, comply with general legal requirements elsewhere as a starting point - and don't dismiss them as an irrelevance for that particular market! John Allen W.London, UK -----Original Message----- From: Bill Stumpf [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 06 October 2015 20:58 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] EMC in Canada Amund, Industry Canada has a couple of immunity Advisory bulletins published: https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/vwapj/emcab1.pdf/$FILE/emcab1.pdf http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf01005.html EMCAB-1 is no longer found listed on their website, but the link still works. Although over 21 years old they may be of some value. Bill Stumpf - Lab / Technical Manager D.L.S. Electronic Systems, Inc. 166 South Carter Street Genoa City WI 53128 Ph: 262-279-0210 -----Original Message----- From: Brian O'Connell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2015 11:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] EMC in Canada Cannot make 'blanket' statement that there are "no immunity requirements in Canada". Some ISM stuff does have immunity/susceptibility requirements, where (at least) the generic immunity standards are referenced. But there is no CAN/CSA 61326-1, and there is no CAN/CSA CISPR24, and there is no CAN/CSA CISPR14-2. But they do try to speak French in Quebec, but cannot know effects of Canadian French on product immunity. Eh. Brian -----Original Message----- From: Amund Westin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 10:23 PM To: Brian O'Connell; [email protected] Subject: SV: [PSES] EMC in Canada It's a video and audio recorder. Yes, we make use of EN55103-2 for CE marking. But generally, still no immunity requirements in Canada? #Amund -----Opprinnelig melding----- Fra: Brian O'Connell [mailto:[email protected]] Sendt: 5. oktober 2015 22:15 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: [PSES] EMC in Canada 'Professional' stuff would reference 55103-2, but not a Canada requirement. Do not know what your box does, but note that for A/V stuff for use with medical equipment, CSA 60601-1-2 does reference 55103-2. Brian From: Amund Westin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 12:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PSES] EMC in Canada Emission testing ITE: ICES-003 Immunity testing ITE: No requirements Is it the same approach for professional A/V products? Only emission testing? Best regards Amund - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. 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