Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel

2013-03-01 Thread Gartman, Richard
What is driving this practice? Have a great day - Sent from Richard's iPhone On Mar 1, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Peter Tarver ptar...@enphaseenergy.com wrote: In case you haven't seen it yet, an NRTL/SCC lab has instituted invoicing practices where factory product audits will be billed separately

Re: [PSES] Proving UN38.3 certification of common batteries.

2012-12-12 Thread Gartman, Richard
All, Thank you for starting this discussion. UN 38.3 is required by ICAO and IATA for air shipments worldwide. US DOT is working on aligning their requirements with this. UN 38.3 does not apply to train, truck, or boat transportation. Unless you make a rechargeable lithium battery that will

[PSES] Kuwait regulations

2012-04-18 Thread Gartman, Richard
Panel of experts, Question: What are the necessary requirements (Product safety, EMC, registration, etc. ) to ship a battery operated calculator with a USB connection into Kuwait? The calculator has a rechargeable lithium battery (800mAHr). The battery can be recharged by a standard USB

[PSES] Rechargeable Lithium Batteries in Australia

2012-02-20 Thread Gartman, Richard
Community, I have been looking at Australia's regulation with regard to rechargeable lithium batteries. I am at a loss at finding regulations related to the rechargeable batteries. There are the IATA, UL and IEC standards that I can find. Are there any specific Australia regulations related to

[PSES] NOM-121 approved labs

2011-12-06 Thread Gartman, Richard
Opportunity to share: Regarding NOM-121, what labs are have been approved? I am looking for the names of labs that could do Wi-Fi product testing that is acceptable to COFETEL. Regards W. Richard Gartman, MS, CSP Product Stewardship Manager Texas Instruments, Education Technology 12500 TI

Benchmarking Request:

2008-12-08 Thread Gartman, Richard
As part of our regular review of our corporate Product Safety Policy, I would like to do a quick high level benchmarking what others are doing regarding product safety in their companies. 1. Do you have a company Product Safety policy, approved at Sr. Management lever? 2. Do you have a product

China CCC-S Label

2008-11-17 Thread Gartman, Richard
Members, I am looking for what products need the CCC-S mark for China? Any guidance is appreciated. TI manufactures battery (AAA) powered Calculators. W. Richard Gartman, MS, CSP Product Stewardship Manager Texas Instruments, Education Technology 7800 Banner Drive, Dallas, Tx 75251

RE: UL 2054 testing for lithium batteries

2008-07-02 Thread Gartman, Richard
I am looking for when UL 2054 testing is necessary for rechargeable lithium batteries? Required on cell phone batteries? Required on consumer electronic? All perspectives on rechargeable lithium batteries are welcome. Thank you W. Richard Gartman, MS, CSP Product Stewardship