> So, for the protection against FIRE, we have two energy > rates, 100VA and 240VA, used across quite a number of > standards, and the units are wrong. Should be Watts.
Agree. But, for pessimism, use VA. My experience and tests show that a product fire can be started by 15 watts! The standards use 100 watts, and we have product fires (as shown in recall notices). (I'm not familiar with standards that specify 240 VA.) Rich - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
