System Safety Position - US Army Safety Center

2002-09-11 Thread Dan Teninty
Cobro Corp. has two openings for System Safety Engineers at the U. S. Army Safety Center, Ft. Rucker, AL. Job Description: Performs a variety of systems safety engineering, risk management integration duties. Serve as primary monitor and coordinator of the Army System Safety Program. Assess,

RE: Bonding Impedance

2002-07-25 Thread Dan Teninty - DTEC Associates
Ron, I'm sure you'll get lots of responses on this one. Here is what I believe/know. For cord connected equipment that connects to wall outlets protected with 20 A overcurrent protection devices, 25 Amps is 125% of rated current. 25A X 0.1Ohms=2.5V, safe even in a damp environment. The NEC

RE: NEC Wiring Question

2002-05-08 Thread Dan Teninty - DTEC Associates
NEC Wiring QuestionMichael, The 1996 version of the NEC addresses this issue by saying that if a connector is not specifically listed for an application, it is not OK. The reference is: 300-15(c) - Fittings Connectors shall be used only with the specific wiring methods for which they are

RE: SMPS Derating reqs for Altitude range of 5000-10000ft

2002-01-04 Thread Dan Teninty
From the Paschen curve, the electrical spacings must be increased 14% at 3000 meters over those at 2000 meters. Thermal derating is a tougher call since some smps vendors engineer in more cooling capacity than others. Testing for your application is the only reliable way to make a good

RE: FAA

2001-12-12 Thread Dan Teninty
Peter, Try NSSN.com Best regards, Dan Daniel E. Teninty, P.E. Managing Partner DTEC Associates LLC Streamlining The Compliance Process Advancing New Products To Market http://www.dtec-associates.com (509) 443-0215 (509) 443-0181 fax -Original Message- From:

RE: FW: Quality Assurance and Product Approvals

2001-11-28 Thread Dan Teninty
a human tendancy towards creeping elegance and we ned to ensure that the EMC discipline does not tend in that direction. My 2c Charles Grasso Ansoft Corporation From: Dan Teninty dteni...@dtec-associates.com Reply-To: Dan Teninty dteni...@dtec-associates.com To: PSTC IEEE-EMC emc-p

RE: Quality Assurance and Product Approvals

2001-11-28 Thread Dan Teninty
.. Dell is taking a very professional approach to addresses ALL the issues - not just EMC. From: Dan Teninty dteni...@dtec-associates.com Reply-To: Dan Teninty dteni...@dtec-associates.com To: Rich Nute ri...@sdd.hp.com, nutwoo...@nutwood.eu.com CC: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE

FW: Quality Assurance and Product Approvals

2001-11-27 Thread Dan Teninty
The Compliance Process Advancing New Products To Market http://www.dtec-associates.com (509) 443-0215 (509) 443-0181 fax -Original Message- From: Dan Teninty [mailto:dteni...@dtec-associates.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:01 PM To: Rich Nute Subject: RE: Quality Assurance and Product

RE: Quality Assurance and Product Approvals

2001-11-27 Thread Dan Teninty
Rich, Dell Computers, as well as a few other major players, take a proactive approach to compliance and actually have a VP position for compliance. With a little investigation into the benefits of having a first rate compliance department with the ability to design for compliance, test to

RE: Quality Assurance and product approvals

2001-11-19 Thread Dan Teninty
Here, here ! Best regards, Daniel E. Teninty, P.E. Managing Partner DTEC Associates LLC http://www.dtec-associates.com Streamlining the Compliance Process 5406 S. Glendora Drive Spokane, WA 99223 (509) 443-0215 (509) 443-0181 fax -Original Message- From:

Definitions - Safety Critical, Safety Circuit

2001-11-07 Thread Dan Teninty
Group, I pulled these from Cigital labs web site. A good first crack at definitions that perhaps the community could agree on. I am familiar with MIL-HDBK-882C and have used it on several occasions to evaluate things that go boom in a loud way. This is generally considered BAD by those in

RE: NEC Question BUT REMEMBER OSHA

2001-10-25 Thread Dan Teninty
Don't forget the Product Liability Lawyers ! ! Listing a product does not protect the manufacturer from being sued, it just establishes that the manufacturer has been duly diligent and therefore has not been negligent. This makes a huge difference when a lawsuit happens. In our society, where

RE: Fish paper

2001-10-25 Thread Dan Teninty
RE: Fish paperI smelt that coming :) Dan DTEC Associates LLC http://www.dtec-associates.com Streamlining the Compliance Process 5406 S. Glendora Drive Spokane, WA 99223 (509) 443-0215 (509) 443-0181 fax -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org

RE: Fluid flow rate

2001-10-12 Thread Dan Teninty
Robert, I remember solving a similar problem, water cooled heat-sink, using a machinists handbook. If you have one handy it saves dragging out the Fluid dynamics text and clearing the cobwebs. Best regards, Daniel E. Teninty, P.E. Managing Partner DTEC Associates LLC

RE: Need electrical characteristics of epidermis (skin)

2001-09-14 Thread Dan Teninty
Robert, The best I can do is point you in the direction of IEC 479-1 which is by now IEC 600479. The title is Effects of current passing through the human body. The electrical model for the human body is derived from this information. There is a good description of this in Annex A of ANSI/ISA

Limitations on use and installation of Class A equipment in the EU

2001-08-16 Thread Dan Teninty
Do any of my esteemed colleagues know what restrictions EN 55022 places on Class A equipment? I was having a discussion today and the topic came up. I understand that a transmitting license is required in Germany? Are there any other restrictions for Class A equipment? Thanks in advance,

Hot Swappable Power Supplies ?

2001-06-20 Thread Dan Teninty
Do any of my esteemed colleagues know of any specific requirements in 60950 (UL/CSA or EN) relating specifically to hot swappable power supplies? A search in the PDF version of UL/CSA 60950 reveals nothing specific when searching for hot, swap, or power supply. A visual search of the TOC also

RE: EN61010-1 scope

2001-04-05 Thread Dan Teninty
EN 61010-1 has indeed been harmonized. In the US it exists as UL 3111 and ANSI/ISA S82.01. The National Forward addresses NEC specific issues. Daniel E. Teninty, P.E. Managing Partner DTEC Associates LLC Streamlining the Compliance Process (509) 443-0215 (509) 443-0181 fax -Original

Re: Interlocks

1996-09-20 Thread Dan Teninty
components, such as interlock switches and relays, I would appreciate some information. Thank you for your thoughts. Ray ray_russ...@leco.com Dan Teninty P.E. Senior Design Engineer Product Safety teni...@tc.fluke.com FLUKE Corporation Everett

Re: Virus and the IEEE emc-pstc listserver.

1996-09-19 Thread Dan Teninty
Rich, Your response was well considered and appropriate. I think it is good to keep a perspective on who the users of this fourum are and their mean level of computer sophistication. Now that you are no longer the administrator of this fourum, who will be filling in ? Dan Teninty P.E