Re: ESD Design, non-earthed products

2001-07-30 Thread Doug McKean
I can attest to John's recommedations. Many years ago I worked in a company which had as an aftermarket product a vinyl cutting division. Machines which took large reels of vinyl, ran off specific lengths at high speed to spools which were shipped off to customers. The speeds were up in t

RE: How Safe ???

2001-07-30 Thread jestuckey
"That which does not kill us, makes us stronger."-Friedrich Nietzsche --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel you

RE: Requirements for a terminal equipment to a telephone network

2001-07-30 Thread Carmen.Filimon
I want to thank everyone for their quick and concise answer. I appreciate all feedback I received as response to my concern and voluntary interest of people to share their knowledge/experience with others. Best regards, Carmen > -Original Message- > From: Tom Smith [SMTP:tom.sm...@sa

RE: How Safe ???

2001-07-30 Thread ooverton
Two quotes for which I can not give attribution. "That that does not kill me, makes me stronger." "That that does not kill me, only delays the inevitable." "Nerad, Daren HS-SNS" on 07/30/2001 04:13:20 PM To: "'oover...@lexmark.com'" <"Oscar_Overton/Lex/Lexmark.LEXMARK"@sweep

RE: How Safe ???

2001-07-30 Thread Nerad, Daren HS-SNS
Warning: Life may cause injury or death. Not MAY; Death is one of the very few things guaranteed about life!! (Remember Marvin Gaye singing about "taxes, death and trouble" ? ) Daren A. Nerad EMC Engineer 815.226.6123 -Original Message- From: oover...@lexmark.com [mailto:oover...@lexm

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-07-30 Thread Rich Nute
Hi Israel and John: > >I wonder how to specify creepage distance for Information Technology > >Equipment.Table 6 in UL1950 or EN60950 specifies minimum creepage of > >10 mm for Working voltage = 1000 V, pollution degree 2, material group IIIb > >(basic insulation) linear Interpo

ESD Design, non-earthed products

2001-07-30 Thread Tony Firth
>John Barnes wrote: >One defense is to use tinsel or static-discharger brushes >to bleed charge off the paper...Another technique is to make >plastic parts.. of antistatic materials...make sure that every >shaft has a grounding contact...use conductive grease in the bearings... John, Have you tri

RE: Requirements for a terminal equipment to a telephone network

2001-07-30 Thread Tom Smith
CS03 will provide you with the proper telecom requirements, and you must also comply with IC ICES-003 for EMI (similar to FCC Part 15) as well as the CSA safety requirements. Regards, Tom Smith Manager, Homologation and Safety Sanmina Canada ULC Phone (403) 295-5156 Cell Phone (403) 875-1291 FAX

RE: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-07-30 Thread GOEDDERZ
The standard does not say to extrapolate, but when we were in a similar situation with a product several years ago, the UL engineer and his reviewer agreed to use the extrapolation of the Creepage table. Always check with your agency person, since we have also found that what was acceptable to som

Re: Requirements for a terminal equipment to a telephone network

2001-07-30 Thread Cortland Richmond
Carmen, FCC requirements don't directly concern 60950. They are additional to it. Part 68 is now handled differently than in the past; check out the FCC Web page. And you should be aware that meeting FCC Class A emission limits is not enough. If sold to the public, your product must meet the st

Re: ESD Design, non-earthed products

2001-07-30 Thread jrbarnes
Alex, I have written an article for Printed Circuit Design magazine on "Designing Electronic Equipment for ESD Immunity". Part 1 appeared on pages 18-26 of the July 2001 issue (volume 18 number 7), and Part 2 will be in the August issue. Printers and copiers can be quite nasty generators of ES

Requirements for a terminal equipment to a telephone network

2001-07-30 Thread Carmen.Filimon
I'm incorporating a modem design into a IEC/UL/CSA 60950 compliant product. Consequently, I need to conform to telco standards for interfacing to a telephone line. I'm aware that in the US a modem must pass FCC 68 as well as FCC 15 part A (commercial) testing. What standards exist in Canada th

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-07-30 Thread John Woodgate
<000601c11881$36e04600$1e44d1d1@stella>, Vygovsky, Yury inimitably wrote: >By interpolation the creepage for 1500v = 15mm or more, for 2000v=20mm or >more. No, that would be extrapolation, and the standard doesn't say you can do that. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://w

Re: Front-access PDU

2001-07-30 Thread ooverton
Actually there are many meanings for PDU. Here are those listed in a web site of acronyms (http://www.acronymfinder.com/). Acronym Definition PDU Packet Data Unit PDU Parachute Deployment Unit PDU Philippine Digital Upgrade PDU Photographic Development Unit (RAF) PDU Pilot Display Unit P

RE: Australia Safety Agency Contact

2001-07-30 Thread Kevin Richardson
Hi George, Sorry I could not get to EMC-PSTC issues earlier. Standards Australia are not the right people. they are only a standards development and publishing organisation (the National Standards body facilitating development of national standards where required and Australian participation in

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-07-30 Thread John Woodgate
, Israel Yeshurun inimitably wrote: >I wonder how to specify creepage distance for Information Technology >Equipment.Table 6 in UL1950 or EN60950 specifies minimum creepage of >10 mm for Working voltage = 1000 V, pollution degree 2, material group IIIb >(basic insulation) linear Interpolati