Tom Thanks, and so not what I had thought - however, that does clarify the situation and hopefully has answered John W's question.
John E Allen West London, UK -----Original Message----- From: T.Sato [mailto:vef00...@nifty.com] Sent: 07 December 2018 22:35 To: john_e_al...@blueyonder.co.uk Cc: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Japanese manis leads John, On Fri, 7 Dec 2018 14:40:26 -0000, "John Allen" <john_e_al...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Ref those 200V products: are they single phase 2-wire (Neutral + Live) + > Ground, OR split-phase (100V on each of 2 Live legs) + Neutral return? > (IIRC, it is the latter - probably introduced as a result of North American > influence where that configuration is common for high consumption > appliances). 200 V rated products and 200 V outlets usually use 2-wires (L + L) + PE, although 200 V distributions have 3-wires (L + N + L) + PE so that both 200 V and 100 V equipment can be powered. Regards, Tom -- Tomonori Sato <vef00...@nifty.com> URL: http://t-sato.in.coocan.jp > -----Original Message----- > From: T.Sato [mailto:vef00...@nifty.com] > Sent: 07 December 2018 14:04 > To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG > Subject: Re: [PSES] Japanese manis leads > > John, > > On Fri, 7 Dec 2018 10:54:18 +0000, > John Woodgate <j...@woodjohn.uk> wrote: > >> In Japan, are 3-core (L, N, PE) mains leads widely used for >> single-phase products or are the majority of products safety Class II, >> with just L and N? > > At least for household products, majority of products are Class 0 > and some specific products such as cloth washers are Class 0I. > > Here in Japan, mains outlets in homes rarely have PE terminals. > > Some products such as air conditioners sometimes rated for 200 V, > in that case they often have 3-core mains cords. > > Regards, > Tom > > -- > Tomonori Sato <vef00...@nifty.com> > URL: http://t-sato.in.coocan.jp > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > <emc-p...@ieee.org> > > 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 <sdoug...@ieee.org> > Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> > David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com> > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <emc-p...@ieee.org> 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 <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
