Re: Labelling requirements components

2003-02-03 Thread peter merguerian
Andre, German deviations to 950, requires the service markings and instructions to be in German also. Peter Andre Boons andrebo...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi, If a manufacturer is required to put information on the label of his product, it must be in a language that is acceptable for the user

IEC 60950:1999 - Australian Deviations

2003-02-03 Thread Kevin Richardson
All, Thought I should let the group know that IECEE CB Scheme accredited test labs can now officially issue CB Certificates and test reports to IEC 60950:1999 (3rd Edition) including Australian deviations. Previously, CB Certificates and reports could only officially include Australian

RE: rj45 with integrated magnetics..

2003-02-03 Thread neve...@attbi.com
You can find all sorts of different transformer configurations. The magnetics vendors have technical stuff that often knows what is good and in which application, yet they also sell what they know isn't technically very good. The reason is that oftentimes customers require a specific

RE: rj45 with integrated magnetics..

2003-02-03 Thread neve...@attbi.com
You can find all sorts of different transformer configurations. The magnetics vendors have technical stuff that often knows what is good and in which application, yet they also sell what they know isn't technically very good. The reason is that oftentimes customers require a specific

Labelling requirements components

2003-02-03 Thread Andre Boons
Hi, If a manufacturer is required to put information on the label of his product, it must be in a language that is acceptable for the user in the country where the product is put on the market. If the above product consists of a certain part that can be replaced during service operations

RE: EN60950 protective conductor test (was Re: Circuit Breaker Tr ipping Dring Fault Tests)

2003-02-03 Thread drcuthbert
What is needed is the I squared t rating of the breaker. Then the (I^2)(t) rating of the PCB. Then you know if the PCB can take it. Dave Cuthbert From: John Woodgate [mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk] Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 4:15 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: EN60950

RE: red tape

2003-02-03 Thread Price, Ed
-Original Message- From: Ravinder Ajmani [mailto:ajm...@us.ibm.com] Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:55 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: red tape Red Tape is a very common term used for describing the bureaucracy of Government of India (perhaps a legacy from British).

CE marking and additional information requirements

2003-02-03 Thread Georgerian, Richard
Greetings All, Variants of the CE marking question have been raised before, so here's another one or two. Does the CE mark have to be located near other information such has company name/trade mark, product name/model number or electrical ratings? Or can it stand alone without such

EN60950 protective conductor test (was Re: Circuit Breaker Tripping Dring Fault Tests)

2003-02-03 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that cnew...@xycom.com wrote (in 85256CC2.005F2DA4. 0...@notes.fw.xycom.com) about 'EN60950 protective conductor test (was Re: Circuit Breaker Tripping Dring Fault Tests)' on Mon, 3 Feb 2003: My UL guy tells me that I should expect the typical service type CB to be rated

Re: CE marking and additional information requirements

2003-02-03 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Georgerian, Richard RGeorgerian@carrieraccess. com wrote (in CA24DEAE7DA1D611B69C0060CF20550F01455B6C@newman.carriera ccess.com) about 'CE marking and additional information requirements' on Mon, 3 Feb 2003: Does the CE mark have to be located near other information

Re: rj45 with integrated magnetics..

2003-02-03 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that neve...@attbi.com wrote (in 200302032124.h13LO ik28...@orion2.ieee.org) about 'rj45 with integrated magnetics..' on Mon, 3 Feb 2003: If you can get access to it, see Broadcom application note 10/100 and Gbit PHYs, EMC Design Guidelines. You'd need a password from your

Medium voltage, high frequency

2003-02-03 Thread Nick Williams
I have a client with an application which involves the application of between 2 and 6kV at frequencies in the range 10 - 100kHz and power in the low kW range. I'm afraid I'm not allowed to tell you exactly what this equipment does, but this is equipment for which there appear to be no

Re: red tape and European voltage harmonization

2003-02-03 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Ted Rook t...@crestaudio.com wrote (in se3e96c7@peavey.com) about 'red tape and European voltage harmonization' on Mon, 3 Feb 2003: In the UK your equipment will be connected to 240V and will be expected to work to specification. The upper limit should be 230 + 10%

RE: rj45 with integrated magnetics..

2003-02-03 Thread Gary McInturff
The magnetics are made up of both a 1 to 1 isolation xformer and a cm choke. I just stared at a schematic and I don't know if its an error, a single part or generic, but for this one part the common mode choke was on the cable side for the TX lines and on the IC side for the RX lines. I have never

Marking of packaging material

2003-02-03 Thread Dave Wilson
Can anyone point me to the tables in the annex of Decision 97/129, the ID system for packaging covered by 94/62/EC? I can find the text, but not the tables which presumably detail the numbering system. Thanks, Dave Wilson _ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus

Re: red tape and European voltage harmonization

2003-02-03 Thread Ted Rook
Does the old UK red-black-green colour code still exist anywhere I wonder? India, Australia and South Africa the old Empire maybe? There have been several requests here recently for guidance on the European 230V standardisation. For non-Brits it may amuse you to know I can recall the

Re: red tape

2003-02-03 Thread Ravinder Ajmani
Red Tape is a very common term used for describing the bureaucracy of Government of India (perhaps a legacy from British). Delays and inaction by Indian bureaucracy have often been blamed to the Red Tape in the government offices (which signifies a cloth ribbon tied around a file folder to

Re: rj45 with integrated magnetics..

2003-02-03 Thread neve...@attbi.com
Hello Muhammad, Sorry for the little lengthy reply, but it is one of the most important considerations when designing Ethernet front end - I tried to summarize it. First you need to consider what kind of PHY driver you use. Some PHYs transmitters are supplied from the center taps (CT), some

RE: EN60950 protective conductor test (was Re: Circuit Breaker Tripping Dring Fault Tests)

2003-02-03 Thread Peter L. Tarver
I've had extensive discussion with UL regarding the performance of this test. Below are my comments, taken from these discussions. -Original Message- From: Carl Newton Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 9:20 AM 1. Three samples are tested; Intended to demonstrate repeatability of

RE: FCC Importation Issue

2003-02-03 Thread craig.har...@jci.com
The form that is mentioned below is FCC Form 740. If you go to http://www.fcc.gov/ and type FCC Form 740 in the search box. the first item that comes up its the form. the second Item is a public notice pertaining to the form We just ran into this issue with one of our products that was

Re: red tape

2003-02-03 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Ted Rook t...@crestaudio.com wrote (in se3e406c@peavey.com) about 'red tape' on Mon, 3 Feb 2003: red tape is an obstruction to progress while formal procedures are completed. OTOH, it's what I put over exposed mains connections while working on a piece of equipment

Re: rj45 with integrated magnetics..

2003-02-03 Thread j...@aol.com
In a message dated 2/3/2003, Muhammad writes: Also, I would appreciate if someone could point me to a document where I could find rules/factors to consider while selecting a jack with integrated magnetics. Hi Muhammad: One thing to watch out for with integrated magnetics is that some of

Re: EN60950 protective conductor test (was Re: Circuit Breaker Tripping Dring Fault Tests)

2003-02-03 Thread cnew...@xycom.com
Lou, It's my impression that the typical switching power supply, such as that used for ITE type equipment, will apply basic insulation between the primary circuits and earthed conductive parts on the primary side. They do this in order to minimize the creepage/clearance requirements and

Re: EN60950 protective conductor test (was Re: Circuit Breaker Tripping Dring Fault Tests)

2003-02-03 Thread Lou Aiken
Carl, If the primary supply circuitry and components provide double or reinforced insulation, nothing can become live in the event of a single fault, the test becomes unnecessary, and I would argue that fact. If the design does not provide double or reinforced insulation, the test sounds

MIl Spec - Vibration Media Question

2003-02-03 Thread me...@aol.com
We have a customer that is writing a specification to purchase gauges that is out of our rhelm of expertise. They need to know what MIL spec pertains to vibration and media pulsation testing of pressure gauges. They have also asked to know the scope of that particular spec. (or

rj45 with integrated magnetics..

2003-02-03 Thread Muhammad Sagarwala
Here is a question for you Gurus.. I was looked at a few different rj45 with integrated magnetics. While all of them were different in some respect, I found two major categories - one with common mode choke on the chip (IC) side while others with common mode choke on the cable side. My

FW: CALIBRATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF HELMHOLTZ COILS

2003-02-03 Thread Sketoe, James G
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Failed to attach the file. jgs Jim Sketoe M/C S106-3050 (314)232-4782 (Voice) (314)232-7391 (Fax) From: Gordon,Ian [mailto:ian.gor...@edwards.boc.com] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:15 AM To: 'IEEE EMC-PSTC GROUP' Subject: CALIBRATION

FW: CALIBRATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF HELMHOLTZ COILS

2003-02-03 Thread Sketoe, James G
This sounds much like what I call Rubens Coil. The attached Word doc describes the unit. Mr. Rubens deserves the credit. jgs Jim Sketoe M/C S106-3050 (314)232-4782 (Voice) (314)232-7391 (Fax) From: Gordon,Ian [mailto:ian.gor...@edwards.boc.com] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:15 AM To:

RE: FCC Importation Issue

2003-02-03 Thread Joshua Wiseman
Don, Every now and then I get something stuck in US customs. Typically the agent will supply a form for FCC or CDRH compliance depending what is hung and the reason. If you fill out the paperwork the shipment proceeds. If I find a copy of the form here I will scan it in and send it to you

red tape

2003-02-03 Thread Ted Rook
English colloquialism 'red tape' is found in large quantities in organizations which have the power to approve or impede the work of others. originally: the legal papers used in courts of justice are closed with a piece of red material so by implication red tape is an obstruction to progress

Lead Free

2003-02-03 Thread Enci
Has anyone actually tried it? What are your experiences? What do non-EU countries think about it? 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 your

RE: single fault conditions

2003-02-03 Thread Price, Ed
-Original Message- From: Rich Nute [mailto:ri...@sdd.hp.com] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 4:17 PM To: j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: single fault conditions Hi John: For example, at a previous employer, I observed several instances of

RE: Proposed new EMC Directive.

2003-02-03 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
I also recommend reading this guide. http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/ne approach/legislation/guide/legislation.htm See section 3 concerning private branded products. Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International From: WOODS, RICHARD Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 1:43

RE: EN60950 protective conductor test (was Re: Circuit Breaker Tripping Dring Fault Tests)

2003-02-03 Thread Chris Maxwell
This thread has been interesting. I am, at this moment, considering a design where I am almost forced to use a PC (printed circuit) trace for Earth ground. It seems funny to me that most equipment has been historically made with 18AWG protective ground pigtail wires; and 25A ground fault tests

Unity power factor

2003-02-03 Thread Neil Helsby
With reference to the Fluke Application Note suggested by Rich and commented on by John. All I get on visiting the site is 404 Page not found error on their home page. Access to all other pages seems to be ok. Using their search engine facility does not seem to find anything with respect to

Re: EN60950 protective conductor test

2003-02-03 Thread Lou Aiken
I support both John's opinions. I don't want PC traces for PE circuits outlawed in the standards because there may be some valid reason to do that, but I have never come across it in ITE or domestic appliances. Based on my experience all mains circuits are provided with double or reinforced