Re: [PSES] Changes in Safety-Rated Capacitor Approval

2016-07-21 Thread Pete Perkins
Ted et al, This is always the dilemma for the product committees who include other standards including components) requirements in their standard. The IEC prefers that dated standards are used which then leads to the problem of keeping up when a myriad of referenced

[PSES] NEC 2017

2016-07-21 Thread Nyffenegger, Dave
The 2017 NEC will require all appliances to be NRTL listed. I wonder how that will be enforced? Individual states adopt the NEC into law. I don't know what the actual state statutes look like for the current NEC, I imagine specific statutes would need to be written to deal with this new

[PSES] RoHS and CE Discussion for component

2016-07-21 Thread Mark Schmidt
Hello group, I am having discussions with my team here in Michigan about what mandatory marks need to be on a device or component that is currently being developed. It will be a small measurement device rated 5 VDC @ 1.2 A. The device/component goes into a larger (ITE) system which will

[PSES] ErP Test Reports

2016-07-21 Thread Scott Douglas
Fellow List Persons, I have been telling our suppliers that we need to have 3rd party test reports to show compliance with energy efficiency requirements (ErP). One is pushing back now saying they only do internal testing. I have been searching for where it is written that test reports must be