Re: Harmonics

2001-02-28 Thread John Woodgate
31891b757c09184bbfec5275f85d55950b0...@cceexc18.americas.cpqcorp.net, Lesmeister, Glenn glenn.lesmeis...@compaq.com wrote: Why should all equipment need harmonic control when only some equipment cause problems? That's what the Amendment A14 to EN61000-3-2 (also voted positive by a majority of

Re: Battery terminals isolation

2001-02-28 Thread John Woodgate
sa9d1398.077@sao0002n, SERGIO LUIZ DA ROCHA LOURES SERGIO sergioro...@siemens.com.br inimitably wrote: Can the group tell me if there is any requirement about isolations of lead acid battery terminals? We have a 48V equipment powered by lead acid batteries. The negative of the batteries set is

Re: RTTE Directive

2001-02-28 Thread John Woodgate
91f59c34502abee3f414a3dbc8e164923a9cf...@lxe.com, Wismer, Sam wisme...@ems-t.com inimitably wrote: No disrespect to the test labs out there because I have gotten a lot of good information from some, but I encourage folks to get there information from multiple sources and include the actual

Re: Harmonics -- WSJ opinion.

2001-02-28 Thread John Woodgate
4203d61676d0ae468aa5cea90a891c13235...@cof110avexu4.global.avaya.com, Wagner, John P johnwag...@avaya.com inimitably wrote: The European harmonics standard IEC 61000-3-2, and I call it European because that is exactly what it is, Indeed, that's because (and it is a matter of record)

Re: Battery terminals isolation

2001-02-28 Thread Ken Javor
I can't help with a definitive answer, but the exact same situation exists in automobiles, right? I have never seen a car where I couldn't have made a connection between B+ and the fender wells using a socket or open end wrench. -- From: SERGIO LUIZ DA ROCHA LOURES SERGIO

Fiber optic Compliance

2001-02-28 Thread Courtland Thomas
Hello group, Does anyone know of any compliance issues for Fiber Optics? We are planning to design a line of copper to fiber optic converters. Thanks, Courtland Thomas Patton Electronics --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety

RE: Battery terminals isolation

2001-02-28 Thread Darrell Locke
In most safety standards there are requirements for Energy Hazards that could result in arcing or ejection of molted metal caused by short circuit between adjacent poles. Large (car size) batteries definitely fall under this category with their low impedance. UL1950 under General Principles

RE: Battery terminals isolation

2001-02-28 Thread Kazimier_Gawrzyjal
Hi Sérgio, You might consider including warnings in the installation and service guides as well as labels indicating an energy hazard presence with instructions to refer to the proper manuals at least (to better define the hazard). Caution statements regarding removal of jewelry (i.e.

Battery terminals isolation

2001-02-28 Thread SERGIO LUIZ DA ROCHA LOURES SERGIO
Can the group tell me if there is any requirement about isolations of lead acid battery terminals? We have a 48V equipment powered by lead acid batteries. The negative of the batteries set is connected to the enclosure. When the batteries need to be replaced, short circuit happens if the tool

RE: Harmonics

2001-02-28 Thread Mark
This month's Electrical Review (a free trade magazine in the UK) has just fallen on my desk, with this text and its associated picture taking up about a fifth of the area of the front page - I'm quoting it just for interest with regard to this thread! Perfect Harmony? Power conditioning

RE: Harmonics -- WSJ opinion.

2001-02-28 Thread Wagner, John P
I have been watching and reading this thread -- having spent nearly 15 years dealing with the harminics issue in ITE and in general. There are many anecdotes out there about hte effect of harmonic currents on the electric supply. The on you cite is common. Distribution to cubicle areas was

RE: ESD protection

2001-02-28 Thread Darrell Locke
I can't really tell from your message what your product or test set-up is. However, when you discharge to the chassis with the ESD gun, there is some finite impedance to it's final destination. If you are discharging to some small piece of metal or screw this impedance could be rather high (look

RE: RTTE Directive

2001-02-28 Thread Wismer, Sam
All; It is my opinion that if Annex III is applied, that a notified body is not required. Take for example 2.4GHz ISM equipment, although the frequency band is not harmonized, the standards are(as of 14/2/2001), and according to the Annex III, a notified body is not required. There is nothing

HP684XA harmonics analyser software

2001-02-28 Thread Colgan, Chris
Hi all Does anyone know if Agilent have written a software upgrade (for A14 of EN61000-3-2) for their harmonics analysers yet? The Agilent website won't tell and their contact link is broken. Regards Chris Colgan Compliance Engineer TAG McLaren Audio Ltd The Summit, Latham Road Huntingdon,

SLIM

2001-02-28 Thread Brian Jones
Everyone The seventh draft of the revised EMC Directive has been produced by the European Commission for discussion at the meeting of the EMC Working Party on 6-7 March 2001. This meeting of member state governments (with some representation from industry) is one of a regular series, the SLIM

Authorised representative in the EU

2001-02-28 Thread Andrea Bishop
There has always been argument about the intended meaning of the words which Sam quotes from the RTTE and EMC Directives. This issue seems to be being clarified in the latest version of the SLIM document (SLIM7. This document is eventually intended to replace the current EMC Directive. This

RE: RTTE Directive

2001-02-28 Thread CE-test - Ing. Gert Gremmen - ce-marking and more...
There is some confusion over this subject: 1/ the ce marking directive still requires a rep on-board so resident on European soil. All New Approach directives under ce comply to this. 2/ The notified body (NB) is still required for RTTE not harmonized standards to prescribe a test

RE: DoC

2001-02-28 Thread Dick Grobner
We have a similar scenario presently. It was explained by our Notified Body this way: We, company B, are ISO certified and wish to market company A's device into the EU. However, company A is not ISO certified and wishes not to be (small company with little cash). The Medical Device Directive

RE: ESD protection

2001-02-28 Thread O'Shaughnessy, Paul
Hello Ravinder, Your question is a bit difficult to answer. You appear to have reached some conclusions on what is going wrong in the circuit, but do you have really good information on the problem? I had a similar problem in an instrument that had been designed prior to the widespread

Re: Harmonics -- WSJ opinion.

2001-02-28 Thread John Woodgate
of318a279e.2188070d-on85256a00.006a3...@somers.hqregion.ibm.com, Edward Jones ejjo...@us.ibm.com inimitably wrote: John, in response to your attached thread you may want to review some of the field surveys that are available from the Low Frequency Emissions Industry Coalition (LFEIC) @