Nevermind my recent inquiry for power cord traceability. I looked at the UL White Book and see the alternate bulk marking allowance (excerpt pasted below.).
Regards, Adam "Power-Supply Cords.’’ UL MARK The Certification Mark of UL on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Certification and Follow-Up Service. The Certification Mark for these products includes the UL symbol, the words ‘‘CERTIFIED’’ and ‘‘SAFETY,’’ the geographic identifier(s), and a file number. All Certification Marks are applied to each individual piece except for‘‘Power-supply Cord,’’ ‘‘Outdoor-use Power-supply Cord’’ and ‘‘Detach- able Power-supply Cord.’’ These products are bulk labeled (label applied to smallest container indicating number of pieces) and are not intended for field application. The Certification Mark for this category requires the use of a holographic label. On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 7:50 AM, Adam Dixon <[email protected]> wrote: > I am trying to get a better understanding of cable traceability and would > appreciate any references to expand the four page UL ELBZ Guide Info > document for cord sets/power cords and a slightly longer UL Traceability > Guide. > > I see a holographic label requirement but haven't located any detail > regarding individually versus bulk-packed cord set labeling? > > I have some cables from a major power cord supplier that were ordered from > a major components distributor that do not have the holographic label. All > UL file numbers for plug/receptacle/wire are visible in the overmolds/wire > jacket, though (standard NEMA 5/15P, IEC 320-C13, 14AWG cord sets). The > power cord supplier told me that there are labels on the bulk-packaging > (likely 1 label per 10 power cords). The distributor told me that because > they break up the bulk packaging based on customers ordering 1 to much > larger quantities, that it's not possible to provide the label (or other > associated paperwork in the bulk-packed box). Seems like a traceability > issue from my limited understanding at present. > > Out of curiousity, I went to two large computer/electronics stores > yesterday to survey the retail market for individually packaged power cords > and see a mix of with and without holographic labels. A few cord sets with > holographic labels, a few where labels were put on the exterior of the > plastic packaging, not on the cord set itself, many without labels and two > with non-holographic CSA labels only. > > I searched the archives with several combinations of terms for > traceability, wire harnesses, labeling et al. and didn't come across a > closely related discussion thread. > > Does this experience sound familiar? > > > Regards, > Adam > > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
