Re: [PSES] [EXTERNAL] Re: [PSES] Will there be an IEC electrical safety standard for E-cigarettes?

2020-12-10 Thread MIKE SHERMAN
I have not yet read the UL standard, but I recall from an ISPCE talk a couple of years ago that holding a li-ion battery to your lips can present special risks when that battery fails in an explosive manner. > On 12/10/2020 3:11 PM Ted Eckert >

Re: [PSES] [EXTERNAL] Re: [PSES] Will there be an IEC electrical safety standard for E-cigarettes?

2020-12-10 Thread Ted Eckert
Hello Joe, The EU sees electronic cigarettes as a nicotine delivery devices, and thus a medical product. There are limits to the amount of nicotine that can be delivered by the devices. This approach means that the devices on the market in the EU are quite different from what you see in the

Re: [PSES] Will there be an IEC electrical safety standard for E-cigarettes?

2020-12-10 Thread Pete Perkins
Joe, IEC 60335 deals more with electromechanical products. You need to consider having this looked at as an electronic product. The key IEC standards for electronic products are IEC 61010 and IEC 62368-1. I would recommend that you look at IEC 62368-1

[PSES] Will there be an IEC electrical safety standard for E-cigarettes?

2020-12-10 Thread Joe Randolph
Hello All: In 2018 here in the USA, UL published a Standard for Safety, UL-8139, "Electrical Systems of Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping Devices." I've looked at the IEC web site to see whether a similar international standard has emerged, but so far I have not found one. Does anyone

Re: [PSES] [EXTERNAL] Re: [PSES] Need help repairing log-spiral antenna

2020-12-10 Thread Sykes, Bob
I have a 3101 I purchased in the early '80s. There are no visible fasteners holding the back on. Can send pictures If needed. -Bob Sykes From: Ken Javor Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 6:40 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PSES] Need help repairing log-spiral