RE: fan question

2003-09-19 Thread Duncan Hobbs
have been conducted on the appliance then such a hazard would have been identified. Regards, Duncan. Duncan Hobbs, Senior Compliance Engineer Xyratex Product Compliance Lab. Havant, Hants, U.K. tel: 02392 496444 fax: 02392 496014 duncan_ho...@xyratex.com From: marko.radoji

RE: Thermocouple glue

2003-04-22 Thread Duncan Hobbs
and component mounting. I believe that this is a Cyanoacrylate adhesive. When used with the activator it sets very quickly - ideal when you are attaching lots of thermocouples. Hope this helps.. Regards, Duncan. Duncan Hobbs, Senior Compliance Engineer Xyratex Product Compliance Lab. Havant

RE: Certification Databases

2003-04-16 Thread Duncan Hobbs
, Duncan. Duncan Hobbs, Senior Compliance Engineer Xyratex Product Compliance Lab. Havant, Hants, U.K. tel: 02392 496444 fax: 02392 496014 duncan_ho...@xyratex.com From: Ron Pickard [mailto:rpick...@hypercom.com] Sent: 15 April 2003 21:22 To: rpick...@hypercom.com Cc: emc-p

Multi - Lingual Markings For Industrial Equipment in the U.S.

2003-02-04 Thread Duncan Hobbs
be installed in a factory (i.e. not consumer equipment) Many thanks in advance, Duncan. Duncan Hobbs, Senior Compliance Engineer Xyratex Product Compliance Lab. Havant, Hants, U.K. 02392 496444 duncan_ho...@xyratex.com This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product

FW: Antenna Mast Automation

2003-01-09 Thread Duncan Hobbs
Duncan Hobbs, Senior Compliance Engineer Xyratex Product Compliance Lab. Havant, Hants, U.K. 02392 496444 duncan_ho...@xyratex.com From: Duncan Hobbs Sent: 17 December 2002 10:17 To: 'emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org' Subject: Antenna Mast Automation Group, We are trying to find

PCI Power Specifications.

2002-09-11 Thread Duncan Hobbs
, +VI/O, +12V, -12V, +3.3Vaux). The expansion board may optionally draw all this power from either the +5V or +3.3V rail. Is this all the spec has to say on power or is there more detail on load balancing between supply rails etc? Many thanks in advance, Duncan. Duncan Hobbs, Senior

IEC and EN61010 Test Report Forms

2002-08-23 Thread Duncan Hobbs
may be able to obtain these forms? Many thanks in advance, Duncan. Duncan Hobbs, Senior Compliance Engineer Xyratex Product Compliance Lab. Havant, Hants, U.K. 02392 496444 duncan_ho...@uk.xyratex.com --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society

Electrochemical potentials

2002-06-07 Thread duncan . hobbs
Group, Has anyone ever used a combination of metals not listed in annex J of EN60950 for a protective earthing connection? If so can anyone suggest a decent source of information on electrochemical potentials for various materials. The particular materials in question are tin plated copper

Re:RE: Re[2]: Thermal Testing

2002-05-08 Thread duncan . hobbs
Group, I believe this is what we paid for our Agilent datalogger: 34970A Data aquisition/switch unit with Benchlink software £949 ($1518) 34901A 20 Channel mux module£290 ($465) so a complete 60 channel thermocouple thermometer costs £1819 ($2910)! Yes it does sound too good to be true but we

EN60950:1992 vs EN60950:2000

2002-03-26 Thread duncan . hobbs
Group, Does anyone have a list of all the differences between EN60950:1992 and EN60950:2000? If so may I have a copy. Many thanks in advance Duncan Hobbs. -- The contents of this communication are confidential

EN60950 Special National Conditions

2002-03-20 Thread duncan . hobbs
to) then why is this National requirement specific to Spain and not all other continental countries that use this same plug/socket and power system? Many thanks, Duncan. Hobbs. -- The contents of this communication are confidential

Switch Inrush Ratings

2002-01-09 Thread duncan . hobbs
Group, Does anyone know how the inrush capability of switches is specified? Is there a particular standard for how inrush (with regard to switches not EMC) is specified? Any ideas or comments would be most helpful. Regards Duncan.

Thermal effects on EMC and Earth Leakage

2001-12-17 Thread duncan . hobbs
be greatly recieved. Many thanks in advance, Duncan Hobbs -- The contents of this communication are confidential to the normal user of the email address to which it was sent. If you have received this email in error, any use

The frustrating search for certificates!

2001-11-19 Thread duncan . hobbs
anyone in the group have a contact in Seagate and Mitsumi who may be able to assist in matters of regulatory compliance? Many thanks in advance, Duncan Hobbs, Product Safety Engineer Snell and Wilcox Ltd. -- The contents

EN60601 vs EN60950 and EN60065

2001-08-24 Thread duncan . hobbs
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UL 1419 Earth Leakage

2001-05-04 Thread duncan . hobbs
. Many thanks in advance, Duncan Hobbs, Product Safety Engineer Snell and Wilcox Ltd. --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc

Got another beef about an NRTL....

2000-10-24 Thread duncan . hobbs
recieved. Regards, Duncan Hobbs, Product Safety Engineer Snell and Wilcox Ltd. --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord

Re[2]:Protection or Control?

2000-09-21 Thread duncan . hobbs
I know that most safety standards require the equipment to remain safe under single fault conditions. In this case the single fault I would consider would be that of failure of the thermostat (i.e short circuited) The first thing to consider would be, can the failure of this device allow the

Prefered Fuse Values

2000-06-23 Thread duncan . hobbs
where I can obtain such a fuse? Many thanks is advance, Duncan Hobbs. --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org

Re:Telecom Regulatory Generator

2000-03-30 Thread duncan . hobbs
Peter and Group, Try a company called Genesys Telecom. I know that they produce such documents called 'Regulatory Factfiles' and that they cover all of the items mentioned in your note as well as EMC and safety info. Their website is at www.gentel.co.uk, the fact files are about £15 each

Re:RE: Product Safety Certification School

2000-03-07 Thread duncan . hobbs
Dan,Rich Dick,Dirk and group. I would also aggree. years ago I served an apprenticeship with a major computer manufacturer and for my final year and a half chose to work in product safety. At the end of the apprenticeship I decided that I wanted to go to university and get a degree and I set out

Re:Web Sites

2000-03-02 Thread duncan . hobbs
Scott and group, I agree this is a well thought out site. I'm doing a similar exercise at the moment and trying to get hold of all of the approval certificates for components within one of our products. This can be hard work owing to the variation in the quality and quantity of information

Fwd:pollution degree 1? 2?

2000-01-17 Thread duncan . hobbs
Chris, Whilst considering a 'standard office environment' it is worth considering how mobile the equipment is and the variety of environments in which it could be used. Although most P.C.'s sit on a desk in a heated office, condensation is not really a problem, however, such equipment is not

FDA Laser Regulations

1999-12-03 Thread duncan . hobbs
Group, In one of our products we use a certified laser transmitter. The unit is class 1, is internally protected so it cannot exceed this limit and it has an FDA ascession number i.e. a report on the product is filed with the FDA. The other day whilst searching the FDA website I found laser

EN60950 Earth Leakage Measurement Circuit.

1999-11-24 Thread duncan . hobbs
Group, I am trying to construct a simple earth leakage test circuit as in Annex D of EN60950. I am finding it impossible to find a capacitor for Cs (0.22uF) as I cannot find one that is the required value, tolerence and voltage rating. Am I missing somthing here? Even if I use a network of

Regulatory safety Requirements for the US

1999-11-18 Thread duncan . hobbs
Group, Forgive me if this subject has been covered before but I am finding it very hard to determine the EXACT regulatory requirements for the states. As far as I understand it is the responsibility of the installer or business using electrical equipment to ensure that it satisfies the

EMC and Safety of equipment used in aircraft

1999-11-10 Thread duncan . hobbs
Group, What safety and EMC standards would I have to consider for a piece of equipment initially intended for use in a TV studio, but that is requested to be able to be used in a helecopter or plane? I am also interested in what other requirements and standards there may be for shock and

Re:RE: Power hazard on modular equipment

1999-11-10 Thread duncan . hobbs
Group, Thanks for your thoughts on this. The main problem is not the power supply as this derives its power from the backplane and so it is not powered up if removed. The main problem is the other slots where the cumulative power from all of the redundant power supplies is avaialable and this is

Power hazard on modular equipment

1999-11-09 Thread duncan . hobbs
Group, Has anyone had any experience of problems with energy hazards on modular products and may be able to give some advice. The problem is that some of our equipment uses the compact PCI standard for interconnection. One of the main problems with the compact PCI standard is that it uses

LCD Displays

1999-09-24 Thread duncan . hobbs
I have a product that has an LCD display with an Inverter that operates at 100Khz 2KV and I believe is capable of supplying 6.5mA The question is does it require a fire enclosure? If it does what are the requirements for the flamability of the screen and any plastic protective covers fitted to

Re:UL1950 Flammibility Requirements

1999-09-23 Thread duncan . hobbs
Paul, I know that EN60950 specifies that the minimum flamability requirement for plastic 'decorative covers' external to the fire enclosure is HB, and I am sure that UL1950 requirements are the same. The relevant section of the standard is section 4.4.4 and this reads as follows:

Re:Ground Bond Testers

1999-09-13 Thread Duncan Hobbs
Brian, In the past I have had to do similar tests on large test equipment racks. In this case I used a large power supply to achieve the required current and used a seperate milliohmeter to measure the resistance. This method seemed to satisfy the witness testers when they came to see the

No subject given

1999-08-23 Thread Duncan Hobbs
I have two products, one that incorperates an LED transmitter of 1330nm wavelength and optical output of -14dBm and one that uses a class 1 laser transmitter. Both are pulsed duration. As far as I understand, the LED transmitter falls outside the IEC825 requirements as it is below the 1mW limit