Re: [PSES] Where have the leak proof batteries gone ?

2016-11-07 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Pay attention the expiration date on the batteries.  The big two (or three) at least will repair the item if the batteries were not abused and are not past the expiration date printed on the battery case.  I sent a mag-lite in that had the damage described by Brian and it was replaced.  I was

[PSES] Electronic versions of standards and DRM

2016-06-28 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
All,The topic of where to buy standards comes up every once in a while on this list and usually is based on price or licensing type requirements.  I understand that DRM is a necessary evil these days but I am looking for a vendor of standards that does not require that software be installed in

[PSES] Data logger for use with medical

2016-01-28 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Hello list,Is anyone aware of the availability of, for lack of a better term, a medical grade data logger?  Would like to make millivolt measurements of some patient applied sensors and need something that would meet the requirements for patient applied parts (current leakage, etc.).  Does anyone

Re: [PSES] How much IR is too much?

2016-01-15 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Hi Curt,You can look at IEC62471/CIE S 009andANSI/IESNA RP-27.1-96 Photobiological Safety for Lamps & Lamp Systemsor IEC60601-2-57 Medical device light sources (non-laser).  The IR wavelength is covered by them. -- Dan Roman, N.C.E.Senior Member, IEEEIEEE Product Safety Engineering

Re: [PSES] Updated ECHA REACH guidance

2015-12-18 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
...@ieee.orghttp://www.ieee-pses.org On 12/14/15, Dan Roman, N.C.E.<danp...@verizon.net> wrote: Hello List Members,Has anyone heard a status update of when the new REACH guidance updating the definition of an "article" will be released?  The ECHA website has the same message from co

[PSES] Updated ECHA REACH guidance

2015-12-14 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Hello List Members,Has anyone heard a status update of when the new REACH guidance updating the definition of an "article" will be released?  The ECHA website has the same message from couple of months ago.  Anyone have any inside info? -- Dan Roman, N.C.E.Senior Member, IEEEIEEE Product Safety

Re: [PSES] Conducted RF injected on Ethernet cable ... fails

2015-12-10 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Amund,You did not mention if it was 100Base-T or Gigabit but I have found both to be pretty robust in immunity testing.  I would look first at what may be causing what you have to lose communication rather than try to filter out common mode currents.  Because it is a differential interface a

[PSES] Country of manufacture pictogram

2014-11-14 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Hello group!Has anyone been using the country of manufacture symbol (IEC60417-6049) successfully without any pitfalls from regulators/customs/etc? Definitely preferable over made in, hecho en, and on and on filling up valuable label space. I assume if the symbol is accepted then the ISO country

Re: [PSES] RF shielding in clothing.

2014-09-05 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Hey Gary, at least this one is relatively mundane but not necessarily benign. The picture had GPS coordinates in the meta data inserted by the device that took the original picture (geo-tagged). When you received a copy of the picture that meta data came along with it. Any picture manipulation

[PSES] Plugs in South Africa

2014-08-05 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Group,A few questions on South Africa power plugs. I have been looking through SANS 164 described plugs and it appears that SANS 164-2 Sheet 2-7 describes the Europlug mechanically, though not by direct reference to CEE 7/16.. Does anyone know if a class II household appliance with a Europlug is

Re: [PSES] Another Machinery Directive Question

2014-07-15 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Carl,Check the particular safety standards you intend to use to demonstrate compliance. It may give you an out. For example, some of the EN 60335-2-* standards state in the introduction that the Machinery Directive is not applicable because a risk assessment in accordance with the Machinery

[PSES] Pre-compliance EMC chamber available for free

2014-07-02 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Hi,Posting for someone not on this list, please reply directly to the email addresses given below.Compact chamber available for free, you take it apart and haul it away and it is yours. Panashield shielded room, ferrite tile on walls and ceiling. Associated wiring, filters, lighting, and

Re: [PSES] RoHS on Hardware

2014-05-20 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
On 05/20/14, John Woodgatejmw@JMWA.DEMON.CO.UK wrote:At least it seems that the requirement to discard (dead) fish that shouldn't have been caught is being changed. Maybe someone, thinking no further than line fishing in a river, thought that if thrown back they would come alive again.I believe

Re: [PSES] ACA (ACMA) approval process time

2014-04-25 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Hi Gary,Unless you are talking about radio or telecom your ITE product likely falls under the self-declaration route so there is no authorisation per se. The C-Tick mark also went away and if you have a new product you are likely talking about the RCM Mark instead. See

Re: [PSES] RoHS Software Tools?

2014-01-06 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
I guess the first place I would look is your currentPDMdatabase vendor (e.g. Oracle, SAP) or your PDM front-end vendor (e.g. Agile) to see if their existing offerings do what you want or can be customized to give you what you want. This would probably be the cleanest approach and keep all your

[PSES] Decision IECEE-ACAG/1398/PDSH (Batteries)

2013-11-07 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Is anyone on the list familiar with the subject decision? It covers lithium, NiCd, and NiMH cells and packs and application of IEC 62133. I was able to find a clarification document http://www.iecee.org/whatsnew/PDF/cmc1232inf.pdf but not the original decision. I am being told by a test house that

Re: [PSES] 2014 PSES symp question

2013-10-31 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Hi Brian,The move was primarily due to the survey, which identified severalissues that were researched in order to justify the change. Among those identified by the survey participantswere conflicting TC meetings, conflicts with other conferences, and better availability of company funds in

[PSES] Databases of WEEE registrations

2013-08-26 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Hello list members. Does anyone know of a complilation WEEE registration websitesfor the 30+ countries that presumably have WEEE registration schemes?I am looking for something like the Irish site at http://www.weeeregister.ie/searchproducers.htmlfor each country with WEEE requirements. Does such

[PSES] Agency logo help

2013-08-02 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Hi Group!Does anyone on the list have Corel Draw? If yes, could you take an agency logo that was sent to me in Corel Draw native format and export it for me to an EPS or Illustrator friendly file format? Please reply directly off-list and I'll send you the .cdr file. The folks that I am working

Re: [PSES] Production Assurance Tests for EMC

2013-07-11 Thread Dan Roman, N.C.E.
Hi Luke,There is certainly no one size fits all solution. There are many factors to consider, complexity of the product, internal quality controls, how long the product is in production, and supply chain management just to name a few. I would imagine that a company that had very tight controls on