[PSES] interesting recall by CPSC

The CPSC has issued a re-call for this Dual-Voltage unit for causing fires at 220V www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13022.html. But the rating label indicates an input rating of '100-240'. Also looks like the unit is Class II construction, and that each component is individually powered. Label

Re: [PSES] interesting recall by CPSC

In message 78be28d68eee410e967fc219e3207...@tamuracorp.com, dated Thu, 6 Dec 2012, Brian Oconnell oconne...@tamuracorp.com writes: The CPSC has issued a re-call for this Dual-Voltage unit for causing fires at 220V www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13022.html. But the rating label indicates

[PSES] Summary of my 78 EMC papers and articles

Hi Everyone, My Technical Tidbit article for the month is a bibliography of my 78 published papers and articles on the topic with links to each publication for easy reference. Between last month (ESD) and this month (EMC) about 1/2 of my total number of publications

[PSES] The Cost of Safety

I recall a marketing VP saying to me some years ago that safety is a cost without a return. Meaning we don’t want to put any more money into safety than we absolutely have to. In today’s paper, we learn that this mantra continues. “At the April 2011 meeting in Dhaka, the Bangladesh

Re: [PSES] The Cost of Safety

In message 388614C14BF842D68620C77DADC90DBA@RichardHPdv6, dated Thu, 6 Dec 2012, Richard Nute ri...@ieee.org writes: I recall a marketing VP saying to me some years ago that safety is a cost without a return.  Meaning we don’t want to put any more money into safety than we absolutely have to.