Hello Doug - Wow I had no idea that this issue existed. Thanks for bringing it up! As I understand that the inclusion of incorrect cords in a package spreads the incorrect conclusion that ALL of the cords are suitable for use. Did I get that right?
On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 8:00 AM Douglas Powell <doug...@gmail.com> wrote: > * This message originated outside of DISH and was sent by: > doug...@gmail.com <doug...@gmail.com> * > ------------------------------ > All, > > I was talking with a client recently about shipping line cords to various > countries around the world and how some do not allow the incorrect cords > within a shipment while others do. Brazil, as far as I know, does not > permit incorrect cordage. Argentina, Australia, and China (PRC) are all > mutually exclusive. South Africa and India are mutually exclusive. Japan, > Taiwan, and the United States are all mutually exclusive. If not > prohibited, it is frequently cheaper to include multiple cords rather than > create multiple regional SKUs when products are in low-volume production. > > That said, apparently the China market often likes to use US-style > receptacles (types A or B), even though they use 220 V (😬). The US-style > plug has better density (twice as many receptacles in the same space as the > China receptacle (Type C, or I ?), and with the US receptacles, there are > many more aftermarket cable options available. So I suppose that's my > question: "Is this usage typical in China?" > > Of course, the big issue is that the US plug is not rated for the higher > voltages, even though historically some people may say it works. I even > fouind a website that shows this, > https://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/electricity.htm > <https://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/electricity.htm> > > I believe it is critical for manufacturers to not condone the use of the > US plug in this manner, which appears to be common practice. And I usually > advise that this type of usage should never be described, recommended, or > mentioned in any manuals, brochures, or other written material produced by > a company, either externally or internally. If anyone is injured and an > investigation reveals agreement with this usage, the company may be held > liable. > > Thoughts?? > > -Doug > > > Douglas E Powell > Laporte, Colorado, USA > doug...@gmail.com > LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/coloradocomplianceguy/> > > (UTC-06:00, US-MDT) > > > ------------------------------ > > 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 All > emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > https://www.mail-archive.com/emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org/ > <https://www.mail-archive.com/emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org/> > > Website: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/ > <https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/> > Instructions: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html (including how to > unsubscribe) > <https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html> > List rules: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/listrules.html > <https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/listrules.html> > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Mike Sherman at: msherma...@comcast.net > Rick Linford at: linf...@ieee.org > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher at: j.bac...@ieee.org > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: > https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1 > <https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1> > -- Charles Grasso Dish Technologies (c) 303-204-2974 (w) 303-706-5467 (h) 303-317-5530 (e ) charles.gra...@dish.com (e2) chasgra...@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: https://www.mail-archive.com/emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org/ Website: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/ Instructions: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Mike Sherman at: msherma...@comcast.net Rick Linford at: linf...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> _________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1
