Re: Insulation testing

2000-07-31 Thread Rich Nute
The subject answers your question about the constraints on such testing: Equipment insulation testing. For the purposes of this discussion, there are two applications (or kinds) of insulation: 1) Insulation between the poles of a circuit or the insulation within a circuit (also

10m EMC SACs

2000-07-31 Thread Wolak, Marvin
I have some questions for those of you that work directly with or have other first hand experience with 10m SACs. I am in the process of evaluating the various options and vendors for a SAC and this input would be beneficial. 1) Who was the vendor? How would you rate them? 2) How old

RE: Flame Spread

2000-07-31 Thread Peter Tarver
Richard - I have no direct evidence to support a claim either way, but if a material can only meet HB requirements, I have strong doubts about its ability to have a FS of 200, using ASTME84 test. The Steiner Tunnel testing uses a significantly different method from the 1/2 in. flame test used

RE: Home safety

2000-07-31 Thread Peter Tarver
Other items include: service entrance equipment panelboards and circuit breakers (in general) insulated wiring GFCI outlets flue dampers double-walled flue pipes Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@nortelnetworks.com -Original Message- From: Price, Ed Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000

Aircraft Equipment Safety

2000-07-31 Thread k3row
BS 3G 100 is one of the few british standards that I am aware of relating to military aircraft and equipment electrical insulation requirements. This british standard is quite old and lags far behind its commercial sector ground equipment counterparts. Does anybody have any knowledge of what

RE: Euro English

2000-07-31 Thread Gorodetsky, Vitaly
Three years old jokes should be dropped from the discussion (and any other) list of the EMC-PSTC. Regards, VG The suitability of this information for making decision is solely with the reader -Original Message- From: wo...@sensormatic.com [SMTP:wo...@sensormatic.com]

Looking for Volunteers for IEEE EMC Symposium

2000-07-31 Thread Rich Nute
(Posted for Joe O'Banion) I am one of the volunteer co-coordinators for the 2000 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility to be held in Washington DC from August 21 to the 25. I need volunteers to help with registration and support for the various sessions and

EMC-PSTC list administrator volunteer wanted.

2000-07-31 Thread Rich Nute
As you know, this list is adminstered by volunteers. Jim Bacher has been administering the emc-pstc listserver for several years. Its time to give him a rest, and ask for a volunteer to take his place. We are seeking a volunteer to help administer the emc-pstc subscription e-mail address

RE: Heavy Industrial vs. Light Industrial

2000-07-31 Thread Mike Hopkins
The Generic standards for industrial and residential contain definitions: Industrial (from EN 50081-2) Industrial locations are characterized by the existence of one or more of the following conditions: - industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) apparatus are present - heavy inductive or

RE: Harmonics

2000-07-31 Thread WOODS
The Commission has commented on this situation in their explanatory document. A non-compliant product may remain in distribution virtually forever if it entered distribution prior to the effective date. Richard Woods -- From: Joshua Wiseman

Euro English

2000-07-31 Thread WOODS
The European Union commissioners have announced that agreement has been reached to adopt English as the preferred language for European communications, rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had

RE: 8591EM monitor output (thanks)

2000-07-31 Thread Bailey, Jeff
Thanks to all that responded. I did buy a modulator and of course that's all I needed. wow, that 19 tv sure is a welcome improvement over the standard display. cheers, Jeff --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical

Harmonics

2000-07-31 Thread Joshua Wiseman
Hi Group, A question has been asked of me regarding equipment that does not comply with EN 61000-3-2. Our equipment does not comply today, there is however a plan to introduce a new power supply to the product that does comply. The new unit has been tested. Management does not want to spend the

RE: Electrical safety of firearms

2000-07-31 Thread Mike Hopkins
My favorite is the light bulb and socket - simply changing a light bulb is inherently unsafe.. Mike Hopkins -Original Message- From: Peter Tarver [mailto:ptar...@nortelnetworks.com] Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 12:08 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Electrical safety

Home safety

2000-07-31 Thread Price, Ed
Safety isn't exactly my specialty, but a question on Usenet got me to make a list of all the items built into a home for safety purposes. I didn't think there would be very many, but the list sure did grow! I thought you might be interested. Grounded electrical outlets Ground fault circuit

South Korean Spectrum Use

2000-07-31 Thread Kevin Harris
Hello Group, Does anyone know of an online source of rules for South Korea spectrum usage. Failing that where could I write to obtain a hard copy. Do you know if they follow an other counties rules or are they unique to South Korea Thanks Best Regards, Kevin Harris Manager, Approval

RE: Who mentioned FIREARMS!!!!!

2000-07-31 Thread Price, Ed
Phil: The marketing guys would really love to see a requirement for a picture of a bloody sliced finger on the ham can! Ed :-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-) Ed Price ed.pr...@cubic.com Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab Cubic Defense Systems San Diego,