Re: conducted emissions test setup

2000-02-26 Thread bogdanmm
Ed: It is advantageous when the connectding line between antenna and EUT is not in line with (or parallel to) the welded gap, but at an angle of 10, 20, 45 degrees (Fahrenheit) or somewhere in the neighborhood. It improves the NSA. I ran across that about 15 years ago, verified the improvement

Re: Products with high power LEDs

1999-12-09 Thread bogdanmm
Greetings: May I suggest that you look first on the LED output and what restrictions apply to a laser of that power, considering accessibility etc. This will give you an indications of the major problems. Apply EN60950 and EN60825 and do not use the supply with 24 V as an excuse - sorry, I should

Re: Temperature probe

1999-10-07 Thread bogdanmm
Greetings: Several years ago I ran some tests on welded, soldered and twisted thermocouples, ten of each type. Immersed in the same liquid. As sensor I used a Fluke, two decimal places. There was no difference between welded and soldered units. The deviation of the twisted thermocouples was less

Re: Attachment Plugs and Power Cords

1999-10-07 Thread bogdanmm
Richard: If I am not mistaken, IEC 950 refers to IEC 390. Furthermore, attachment caps and appliance inlets you should be abl;e to find in IEC 320. IMHO, you make your life unnecessirily hard on yourself if you try to interpret standards. Bogdan. WOODS, RICHARD wrote: I can find nothing in IEC

Re: FW: UL legal requirement

1999-09-20 Thread bogdanmm
Greetings: When you want to apply the UL Listing or Registration Mark, you have to comply, right? The same applies to the CSA Monogram, which is a legal requirement, unless my memory is gone entirely. Otherwise you are wasting valuable electrons and time. Bogdan. Price, Ed wrote: Posted for:

Re: Amplifier for measurements above 1GHz

1999-08-27 Thread bogdanmm
Greetings, May I suggest that you contact Vladan Temer of Sonoma Instrument, Tel. 707- 542-8569; FAX 707-542-1551? Excellent equipment. Bogdan. Knighten, Jim L wrote: John, Another option to consider is the HP 8449B PreAmplifier. It may have higher noise floor than Ed's suggestion below,

Re: Fault Testing Electrolytic Capacitors

1999-07-30 Thread bogdanmm
Bob: My ha'penny's worth: What about increasing the voltage rating of the subject electrolytics? This may be expensive, requiring costly capacitors. Something el cheapo: what about a fuse on the input side of the cap? Are the electrolytics by-passed with capacitors about 0.1 uF or less, with

Re: Immunity requirements for equiment sold to research labs.

1999-05-12 Thread bogdanmm
Chaz: To state the obvious first, I know of no EMC standard which refers specifically to laboratory equipment. However, I would think that talking to your customers about EMC may result in the most sensible approach. Aside from those who never heard of EMC, you may find customers who perform very

Re: Precompliance Testing

1999-05-05 Thread bogdanmm
May I add a note of caution: It may be worthwhile to check the permissible loading of the roof, especially when you are in the Southwest where roofs are mostly for shade and a few drops of rain. I guess that you don't want to appear suddenly in the conference room below Bogdan. Gary McInturff

Re: Rodents, part II

1999-05-04 Thread bogdanmm
Lou: In better times I used to live and wok in Huntsville, AL, and met a few of them moccassins , however yours must have been especially long if it could strike accross the road, i.e. about 20 to 30 ft in your case. The longest critter of this kind I ever encountered was about 6 - 7 ft long and I

Re: Doubt on Measuring with Spectrum Analyser

1998-09-29 Thread bogdanmm
Cortland: I think that the 10 dB attenuator would have done better service when connected directly at the antenna by improving the match. Two 6 dB attenuators should render better service, one at the antenna, the other directly at the amplifier. Ferrite clamp-on beads placed at irregular

Re: EN 55022 vs. Telecommunications -48Vdc DC Powered Equipment, Conducted Emissions AC side or DC side?

1998-09-29 Thread bogdanmm
Don: My suggestion would be to test at -48 V and also on the ac-side of any converter that your company suggest as appropriate. Make sure that those converters are listed in the user's information, accompanied by a statement saying something like compliance with Class B of CISPR 22 can not be