NPSS Member Dinner Meeting, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at the Holiday Inn, Boxborough MA

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
All, You are invited to the Northeast Product Safety Society’s 23rd annual membership dinner meeting on Wednesday, May 25th, at the Holiday Inn, Boxborough MA featuring Jeff Sargent, NFPA’s Electrical Engineering Department. Details of Jeff’s presentation will be in the next meeting

Re: Industrial product stopped by China Customs

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Carl If shipped by Fedex or UPS they have departments that takes care of these issues. With Fedex it is Fedex Trade Networks. Call me if you need additional help. Peter Merguerian pe...@goglobalcompliance.com Go Global Compliance Inc. (408) 931-3303 Sent from my iPhone On May 6, 2011, at

RE: Opinion regarding USB and EMC testing

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
… and finally, answering your question :“If the “device” can ONLY be powered by a USB connector from a computer, does the “computer isolation” on the path to the AC grid reduce the testing required to demonstrate compliance of the device?” No. There is no inherent reduction

Re: Opinion regarding USB and EMC testing

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message f12eba124c6e064b9cf1b45e67ddb7e7c7f61...@dlee02.ent.ti.com, dated Thu, 5 May 2011, Gartman, Richard rgart...@ti.com writes: To demonstrate compliance with the EMC directive, products that have a “path” to the AC grid must be tested for: Radiated Emissions 1GHz – EN 55022 I held

RE: Opinion regarding USB and EMC testing

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Hi Richard – IMHO, considering the path to the “AC grid” is not the correct thinking when identifying test requirements. Instead, within the EU the list of tests are determined by function and intended use. As an cautionary tale, I (and many on this list) have seen many

RE: [PSES] Industrial product stopped by China Customs

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Can you transfer the products to Hongkong, then move to China again? Regards Tim From: Carl Newton [mailto:emcl...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 9:46 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] Industrial product stopped by China Customs List Members: I've just

Re: [PSES] Opinion regarding USB and EMC testing

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message FCA549BE3ECF9D4CB8CB8576837EA4890A7AFC@ZEUS.cetest.local, dated Fri, 6 May 2011, ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen g.grem...@cetest.nl writes: In addition, the citation above is just the part that is much discussion about. The famous british hairdryer case was about a

Tuesday, May 10 IEEE EMC MiniSymposium last call

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Good day.. I would like to invite you to our 13TH Annual Chicago Chapter IEEE EMC MiniSymposium, to be held at the Itasca Country Club, Itasca, Il on Tuesday, May 10. This MiniSymposium is not only for EMC engineers and technicians but.. for Electrical and Mechanical Engineers that develop and

Re: Industrial product stopped by China Customs

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Carl, Dealing with China Customs can be painful. I don't have the exactly same experience. I shipped CCC test samples to China with $2 invoice (test samples no commercial value). The Customs rejected it. I had my colleague corrrected to our selling price with a letter to describe the

Re: [PSES] Opinion regarding USB and EMC testing

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Where does the FCC let you use 230/50 AC conducted data? ANSI, incorporated by reference in the Part 15, states something along the lines of testing at USA normal mains voltage and freq. Attitude is Mind over Matter. If you don't Mind, it doesn't Matter... This email has been

RE: [PSES] Opinion regarding USB and EMC testing

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
John If you have a universal (switching) power supply, the FCC will let you use 230V 50Hz Conducted Emissions data to support a United States Declaration of Conformity (DoC). They won't - please see KDB 873782 Question: When measuring radiated and

RE: [PSES] Opinion regarding USB and EMC testing

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
The part you citate: The correct application of all the relevant harmonised standards whose references have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be equivalent to the carrying out of the electromagnetic compatibility assessment”. is just the part that

Industrial product stopped by China Customs

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
List Members: I've just been called by a customer with a piece of industrial extrusion equipment stopped by Chinese customs. I believe that this has happened because shipping people mis-categorized the equipment. This type of hardware is not listed in the Products Catalog for China Compulsory

Re: [PSES] Opinion regarding USB and EMC testing

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Charlie, Another option is that you might choose to use you FCC part 15 mains conducted emissions measurements to support you EU DoC, rather than repeat the test at 230V, for example. If you have a universal (switching) power supply, the FCC will let you use 230V 50Hz Conducted Emissions data

RE: [PSES] Opinion regarding USB and EMC testing

2011-05-06 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Richard To demonstrate compliance with the EMC directive, products that have a “path” to the AC grid must be tested for: They don’t have to be “tested” against anything at all. The Conformity procedure in Annex II of 2004/108/EC opens with: “The manufacturer shall perform an