RE: EMC 2001 - practical or technical subjects ?

2001-06-27 Thread K . Maclean
Gunter: You really should attend: this is a great event not only for both technical and practical papers and presentations (there are also workshops), but a terrific opportunity to meet peers and colleagues. Some friendships will last a lifetime (or at least until you get into an impassioned

Conducted Emissions Test in Telephones

2001-06-27 Thread Muriel Bittencourt de Liz
Hello Group, I'd like to know if telephone devices (plain telephone devices) must be tested for conducted emissions (CISPR 22, Class B). And if they must, what is the proceeding for testing them? Should I test with the telephone in stand-by (no calls) or during a call?? Thanks in advance for

Re:EMC 2001 - practical or technical subjects ?

2001-06-27 Thread Jim Bacher
Gunter, there will be several sessions on safety and there will also be a meeting for the TC-8 committee that runs this emc-pstc list server. To see some of the material presented at last years safety session, check out this site: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/TechSpk/ground97.pdf

RE: FCC + FCC = FCC? - Outlaw

2001-06-27 Thread Gary McInturff
Actually went through this with a commercial product in about 1984. I received a letter (or call) from the FEDS that the police couldn't transmit or receive when they were going past a bank and they were blaming our equipment, turns out they were right. Jumped on a plane, found the problem and

World-wide approvals radio transmitters

2001-06-27 Thread amund
HI all ! I guess this question has been addressed during the last year, but I have lost track Product: Radio transmitter/receiver (10-12GHZ) We want access to the following markeds: 1. Europe (CE-marking, EMC,LVD,RTTE) 2. US (UL, FCC) 3. Canada (CSA) 4. Japan (VCCI) 5. Other places

RE: A public apology to Agilent

2001-06-27 Thread Michael Taylor
It takes a lot of personal integrity to deliver a public apology. Hats off to Mike for being a stand-up guy. Something this world could use more of. Michael Taylor Colorado -Original Message- From: Michael Mertinooke [mailto:mertino...@skyskan.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 11:13 AM

Re: In-line Fuses

2001-06-27 Thread Nick Rouse
The UK Company Bulgin make a series of in-line fusesholders that are rated at 10A 250V when used in equipment but only 50V when directly accessible to touch. They come in sizes for fuses 5 x 20mm, 0.25 x 1 in and 0.25 x 1.25 in and in unsealed and IP66 sealed verions. See their web site:-

EMC on Low Voltage Devices

2001-06-27 Thread WOODS
Consider an electronic device (ITE or other) that is powered from the secondary of a low power, 24V transformer. We sell the device and a transformer as a set to end users and the set has been tested to the appropriate EMC standards. We also sell just the device to dealers, some of which purchase

Summary: Super Teenie 9 Pin DIN (all the great taste of a DB9 bu t less filling)

2001-06-27 Thread Chris Maxwell
Hi, Just closing the loop for anyone who is interested. So far, I have received a few leads: Molex sells the connectors in kit form if you want to make your own cables. The parts are: Molex 83421-9014 for the connector shell kit and 83000-0083 for the pins (female). It is possible to make

RE: EMC 2001 - practical or technical subjects ?

2001-06-27 Thread Graham Kilshaw
Gunter In the course of producing our own guide to this year's Montreal Symposium, I read through the IEEE Advance program. This show (like most years) is a combination of theoretical and practical sessions. Some of the material covered is more for novices in the EMC field, and some for the more

Re: Examples of EMC problems in the real world

2001-06-27 Thread Ralph Cameron
Bob: It just occurred to me that list members may not be failimiar with the application of these components after manufacture. If needed I would be glad to elaborate. Basically, since conducted immunity also decreases conducted emissions its a double benefit. regards Ralph Cameron EMC

Re: Examples of EMC problems in the real world

2001-06-27 Thread Ralph Cameron
Bob, I wish it were then I wouldn't have to wind it. No my eyesight is getting poor and I mean toroidal ( ring / donut shaped ) core. of powdered iron material. Ralph - Original Message - From: rehel...@mmm.com To: Ralph Cameron ral...@igs.net Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent:

EMC 2001 - practical or technical subjects ?

2001-06-27 Thread Gunter_J_Maass
List I would like to have some comments from the list about the 2001 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility. I have never gone to this symposium. My question is about the subjects covered. Are the subjects more technical (from institutes and Universities) or practical (from the

Re: Examples of EMC problems in the real world

2001-06-27 Thread reheller
Ralph, what is a toroidal cord? Is it a power cord with toroids? Bob Heller 3M Product Safety, 76-1-01 St. Paul, MN 55107-1208 Tel: 651- 778-6336 Fax: 651-778-6252 --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee

RE: Examples of EMC problems in the real world

2001-06-27 Thread Price, Ed
-Original Message- From: Gary McInturff [mailto:gary.mcintu...@worldwidepackets.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 2:12 PM To: EMC-PSTC (E-mail) Subject: Examples of EMC problems in the real world There have been requests in the past on this forum for examples of real world

RE: Serial Number Format - Medical Devices

2001-06-27 Thread Ned Devine
Hi Dick, Section (e) deals with items that have an shelf life (i.e. sterile products). Having the actual month and year makes perfect sense. Active devices usually are not date sensitive, except for usable lifetime (i.e. 10 years) as defined by the manufacture. The year of manufacture only,

A public apology to Agilent

2001-06-27 Thread Michael Mertinooke
Hi; A couple weeks ago I politely criticized the HP/Agilent E7401A spectrum analyzer. Okay, so I called it a piece of garbage. That was based on two basic facts: 1) It was ridiculously user-unfriendly. 2) Customer support was friendly but unhelpful. I now wish to publicly apologize. Two nice