[PSES] Standalone EMC Chamber?

2013-08-05 Thread Elliott Mac-FME001
Hello group, A colleague of mine mentioned that he had seen a stand-alone EMI chamber at a test lab. One of the obstacles we have in getting a chamber is the lack of space in our building and he thought this may be a good solution to our dilemma. I am not aware of any chambers that do not

Re: [PSES] Standalone EMC Chamber?

2013-08-05 Thread Kunde, Brian
Mac, I'm not exactly sure what you are asking. Stand-alone or not, a 10 meter chamber takes up a lot of space. We have a 10 meter SAC that is supported by its own steal frame structure, meaning, it is not attached to the building. The supporting structure only adds about 4ft to the length and

Re: [PSES] Standalone EMC Chamber?

2013-08-05 Thread Elliott Mac-FME001
Thanks, Brian. This sounds like what I am talking about to a degree. The structure would be totally self-supportive and not attached to a building as yours is, but would not be in any parent structure at all [i.e. exposed to the elements. Sure there are code issues as well. This chamber would

[PSES] Standalone EMC Chamber?

2013-08-05 Thread Ed Price
I don't think that you should try to get a single structure to function as both an RF shielded enclosure and a weather protection system. Shielding a building presents one set of physical constraints, and weather-proofing a shielded enclosure presents a different set of constraints. Unless you

Re: [PSES] Standalone EMC Chamber?

2013-08-05 Thread Ed Price
I'm assuming that you are thinking in the 3-meter or 10-meter semi-anechoic RF shielded chamber mindset. However, there are no limits if you have deep enough pockets. Sony built a 5-story tall shielded enclosure in San Diego; I'm not certain of the exact construction, but it is essentially a big

Re: [PSES] Standalone EMC Chamber?

2013-08-05 Thread Barron, Manny (IS)
I've been to the Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) at Edwards AFB. It's probably the world's largest EMI test site - massively BIG! It takes an extremely long time just to open close the door! Google Benefield Anechoic Facility for those interested. Just some interesting info. Manny Barron Sr.

[PSES] 2013 IEEE Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering Sponsored by the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society

2013-08-05 Thread Dan Roman
Both IEEE and non-IEEE members: October 7- October 9, 2013 Austin, Texas, USA www.psessymposium.org The special edition of the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society newsletter is available and contains a preliminary list of presenters with abstracts as well as a list of vendors that

Re: [PSES] Standalone EMC Chamber?

2013-08-05 Thread Bill Owsley
The big three auto makers have some chambers ! Stand alone ? Too big to tell from where I was. But given the materials needed and the construction techniques... A stand-alone would be a covered OATS. For the normal shielded chambers, an environmental building would need to surround it for

[PSES] breakage of the fuse

2013-08-05 Thread Boštjan Glavič
Dear safety experts, During the abnormal tests in primary circuit, internal input fuse operates and glass breaks. However, fuse is inside the tubing and broken glass does not spread around. Would you accept such construction? Best regards, Bostjan SIQ -