Re: [PSES] [External] Re: [PSES] Product Safety on refrigeration compressors and related products

2017-04-13 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E UTC CCS
The compressor standard is IEC 60335-2-34. The product standard will vary based on what the product is but will likely be listed in the 60335 family as John mentioned. Josh Wiseman Senior Compliance Engineer “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” –

Re: [PSES] EU Customs and EMC test report

2015-06-15 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E BIS
I agree with Dave here, but I will say that Turkey sometimes will demand a copy of a EMC report and they will note discrepancies like this. That has been an issue that I have faced within the last year. Since Turkey is not a member state of the EU they don’t follow the same EU procedures all

Re: [PSES] [External] Re: [PSES] Interference Caused by Microwave Oven

2015-05-15 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E BIS
IEC/EN 60335-2-25 and IEC/EN 60335-2-90 have limits on the radiation emitted from the microwave with the door open. This includes testing with the seal broken and the door closed, when possible. The limits are pretty strict so I would be a little surprised by this. I haven’t read the

Re: [PSES] Estonian Standards MultiUser License

2015-03-04 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E BIS
Brian, The FileOpen control is not in place on the multiuser copies of their standards. I store our copies on a network drive with limited access to about 50 users. I purchase the 2 license copy of it the standard knowing that it will be rare that more than 2 will use it at the same time.

Re: [PSES] [External] Re: [PSES] Open Protective Earth Conductor Fault

2014-11-10 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E BIS
Years ago I worked for a company that produced an ITE product. The power supply manufacturer had sent a batch of power supplies that the nut was not properly tightened on the PE conductor to chassis. We actually found the problem during our production line ground bond testing. After some

Re: [PSES] Buying Standards

2014-09-24 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E BIS
Gert, If you buy the multi-user versions from Estonia I don't think it is tied to the Adobe and Fileopen. I always buy 2 license copies when I get standards from them and place the files on our network. Our preferred pdf reader is not always Adobe and there have been no problems. Josh

Re: [PSES] Freon 134a

2014-08-04 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E BIS
Richard, This depends on what type of equipment the end product is. There are regulations being drafted by the EPA as we speak. Some types of equipment have extensions being granted while other types are expected to have a ban on R134a, possibly as soon as Jan 1, 2016. Another consideration

Re: [PSES] Testing to EN/IEC 60601-1-2

2014-03-05 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E BIS
David, Some safety labs will rely on the EMC test house to verify the applicable Clause 5 requirements from an EMC aspect. This was something I saw at times when I was working at an NRTL. Josh From: itl-emc user group [mailto:itl...@itl.co.il] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 11:36 PM To:

Re: [PSES] Curious Situation in Italian Customs

2014-03-03 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E BIS
Brian, The French customs has been my thorn for the past 9 months or so. It seems that every shipment gets held for some reason or another. Our distributor actually setup a liaison 5km from the customs office because it has been so difficult. We had issues with them demanding that general

[PSES] Approval Engineer Opening

2014-02-07 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
I sent this a while back but never received the link to the posting. We are still looking for candidates. We at Taylor Company, http://www.taylor-company.com/, have begun a search for an additional Approval Engineer. The official posting is on indeed.

Re: [PSES] Critical Parts Lists

2014-01-21 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
Dave, SAP can do just about anything with the right programmer. Your best bet here is to talk with your IT group and let them know what you need. There is a good chance they can do it for you, or contract someone who can. Josh From: Nyffenegger, Dave [mailto:dave.nyffeneg...@bhemail.com]

Re: [PSES] LED Indicator Safety

2014-01-13 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
Brian, I believe you are on the right track. I have dealt with these standards on the periphery. It is not a bad idea to have a copy and to read through them, it will take some help to test and possibly to understand everything though. Josh -Original Message- From: Kunde, Brian

Re: [PSES] [External] Re: [PSES] Cooling fan safety query

2013-12-13 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
Additionally, most agencies have a process to repeal or elevate a decision beyond the engineer that you are directly working with. Josh -Original Message- From: John Woodgate [mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk] Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 8:53 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject:

Re: [PSES] Cooling fan safety query

2013-12-13 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
Will is correct. I have gotten around this type of fan issue in the past by simply running the normal heating test with the fan disconnected. If you can pass normal temperature rise limits without the fan then your argument becomes easier as the fan is no longer critical, it is simply a

[PSES] Approval Engineer Opening

2013-12-03 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
I have been asked to pass the word about this position. We at Taylor Company, http://www.taylor-company.com/, have begun a search for an additional Approval Engineer. The official posting is not on Monster or Careerbuilder yet, but it will be soon. In any event we are looking for someone with

Re: [PSES] [External] [PSES] CE Marking for wire and cable?

2013-12-03 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
Doug, I was recently doing some searching for requirements for equipment being used in Marine applications and came across some chemical restriction requirements for wiring. I believe what you might be seeing is CE marking according to the RoHS2 directive based on the info that I ran into.

Re: [PSES] Rejected Manufacturer Declarations

2013-11-18 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
I believe so. “EC” is being replaced by “EU” in the directives. Josh From: Kunde, Brian [mailto:brian_ku...@lecotc.com] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 7:34 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [External] Re: [PSES] Rejected Manufacturer Declarations Nice summary!! Shouldn’t it be, “EU

Re: [PSES] [External] Re: [PSES] Rejected Manufacturer Declarations

2013-11-15 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
The customs in Poland and Turkey has historically been tough to work with for us. Both countries ask for items above and beyond the minimum requirements. I have a folder set up for each country just waiting for the call from our importer that they are asking one of the several questions that

Re: [PSES] Rejected Manufacturer Declarations

2013-11-15 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
We used to provide them on request and that was pretty much it. Recently I convinced our export group to include a copy with the shipping docs for every shipment that goes to the EU. This seems to be reducing a lot of the questions (delays) we were having. Josh -Original Message-

Re: [PSES] Standards Dates

2013-08-12 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
This falls into a unique area of the NRTL program. If a standard is not listed in the scope of the NRTL program than any NRTL can issue approvals to that standard because the approval/certification mark is owned by the NRTL. With that said, if/when a standard is added to the NRTL scope

Re: [PSES] [External] Re: [PSES] Standards Dates

2013-08-12 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
] Standards Dates Very good explanation. Thank you very much. The Other Brian -Original Message- From: emc-p...@ieee.orgmailto:emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Wiseman, Joshua E Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 10:36 AM To: Boštjan Glavič; EMC-PSTC

Re: [PSES] Which Standard??

2013-06-25 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
The safety standard for microwaves is IEC/EN 60335-1 and IEC/EN 60335-2-25 or IEC/EN 60335-2-90 for Commercial microwaves. I agree with John on the use of EN 55011 due to the use of RF by the device. Josh From: Price, Andrew (Selex ES, UK) [mailto:andrew.p.pr...@selex-es.com] Sent: Tuesday,

[PSES] Flicker help

2013-05-09 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
A little background first. I am testing single phase commercial soft serve ice cream machine similar to what you might find at a fast food restaurant or a local ice cream vendor. The unit normally draws less than 1A of current until the compressor and motors turn on, at that point the current

Re: [PSES] UL 1699B where art thou

2012-12-14 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
Not all of UL is Not-For-Profit. The UL organization started creating the different business units as profit driven organizations some time ago. A couple years ago there was rumor of them dropping the Not-For-Profit moniker. I am not sure what happened with that. Josh -Original

Re: [PSES] VTM-2 Rated Film - Proper Electrical Barrier

2012-11-14 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
Is that an European or African swallow? Josh -Original Message- From: Kunde, Brian [mailto:brian_ku...@lecotc.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:41 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] VTM-2 Rated Film - Proper Electrical Barrier Yes, but what is the airspeed of

Re: [PSES] Are Product Safety Certifications Mandatory in Canada?

2012-11-02 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
be. Josh From: McInturff, Gary [mailto:gary.mcintu...@esterline.com] Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 4:19 PM To: Wiseman, Joshua E; 'EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG' Subject: RE: Are Product Safety Certifications Mandatory in Canada? Hydro – inspections I believe they are called. It’s been awhile

Re: [PSES] Are Product Safety Certifications Mandatory in Canada?

2012-11-01 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
Jim, Yes, I don’t remember what code or regulation this is stated in, but when I was working at an NRTL occasionally we would have a customer asking how to get items through customs because it was not approved. Canada has a Special Inspection program that is similar to field evaluations in

Re: [PSES] Gaming equipment Slot machines - Standard?

2012-10-24 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
Gary, 60335 does not specify EMC standards directly. Clause 19 has reference to some EMC testing for some conditions. Most people who use 60335 series standards apply 55014-1, -2 for EMC. Regards, Josh Taylor Company A division of Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Inc From: McInturff, Gary

Re: [PSES] AAMI version of 60601-1 3rd ed - requirement for SI Units

2012-10-11 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
Carl, What if it is addressed in your RMF? Considering it is ANSI/AAMI instead of IEC/EN, and the intended market, I would think this would be an area you could use the RMF and address it that way. If needed you could possible address this using Clause 4.5 (although, this might be a bit of a

Re: [PSES] Light curtains

2012-10-11 Thread Wiseman, Joshua E
Derek, You might check EN 61508 and whatever ISO standard is referenced for Risk Assessment. My guess is it will depend on the risk and the severity of that risk that you are trying to avoid. Regards, Josh Joshua Wiseman Taylor Company A division of Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Inc