Re: [PSES] Caution to those who live outside of California and got there on business!!! (Don't)

2014-09-03 Thread John Shinn
This issue has been in effect since Jan. 1, 2010. See: https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2013/13_587.pdf or: https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2014/14_587.pdf If you are a consultant (i.e. – Self Employed), the company you performed the services for is required to send you a Form 1099-MISC if your

Re: [PSES] Battery certification issue

2014-09-03 Thread John Woodgate
In message 007501cfc6f7$be0b7f40$3a227dc0$@cs.com, dated Tue, 2 Sep 2014, Pete Perkins 0061f3f32d0c-dmarc-requ...@ieee.org writes: The cert lab enginer, however, wants full pedigree papers for the batteries citing which clause of which standard? - which the mfgr feels is not

Re: [PSES] Caution to those who live outside of California and got there on business!!! (Don't)

2014-09-03 Thread Doug Powell
Just for clarification, may I get concise answers to each of these questions?1) ‎If a non-resident consultant travels to CA to do on-site work for a client company and this consultant is paid by the company at a later time at an hourly rate, which party is responsible for paying income taxes in

[PSES] ISO 7637-2

2014-09-03 Thread David
All, I'm trying to do a transient emissions test using the ISO 7637-2 test method(2004). I'm having trouble finding a switch or relay to do this. We have some around the lab, but my test results seem to be just switch bounce or noise - not much coming from the EUT. Anyone have a suggestion

Re: [PSES] Battery certification issue

2014-09-03 Thread Brian Oconnell
Welcome to the North American compliance landscape where the NRTL/SCC/NOM process allows an agency to cite 'internal' policy and the assessment engineer's 'judgment' in lieu of any other rationale. Not often, but it does occur. Brian -Original Message- From: John Woodgate

Re: [PSES] ISO 7637-2

2014-09-03 Thread John Woodgate
In message 1409759386.57661.yahoomail...@web126206.mail.ne1.yahoo.com, dated Wed, 3 Sep 2014, David 00fdec74198b-dmarc-requ...@ieee.org writes: I'm trying to do a transient emissions test using the ISO 7637-2 test method(2004). I'm having trouble finding a switch or relay to do this. We

Re: [PSES] Battery certification issue

2014-09-03 Thread John Woodgate
In message b17a1c7235ca48aeb5ff6a4c66495...@blupr02mb116.namprd02.prod.outlook.com , dated Wed, 3 Sep 2014, Brian Oconnell oconne...@tamuracorp.com writes: Welcome to the North American compliance landscape where the NRTL/SCC/NOM process allows an agency to cite 'internal' policy and the

Re: [PSES] Battery certification issue

2014-09-03 Thread Brian Oconnell
Was much legal wrangling in past decades where you could only go to FM or UL, but the courts have, in fact, blessed most of the agency shenanigans, typically due to component tracibility requirements per the OSHA NRTL and Canada SCC Accreditation Services programs. There is no mutual

Re: [PSES] Battery certification issue

2014-09-03 Thread Richard Nute
On 9/3/2014 11:31 AM, John Woodgate wrote: In message b17a1c7235ca48aeb5ff6a4c66495...@blupr02mb116.namprd02.prod.outlook.com , dated Wed, 3 Sep 2014, Brian Oconnell oconne...@tamuracorp.com writes: Welcome to the North American compliance landscape where the NRTL/SCC/NOM process allows an

Re: [PSES] Battery certification issue

2014-09-03 Thread Nyffenegger, Dave
But the NRTLs are accredited and regularly reviewed/inspected by their accreditation bodies in order to stay on OSHAs NRTL list as I am repeatedly reminded by the NRTLs otherwise their mark becomes worthless. -Dave -Original Message- From: Richard Nute [mailto:ri...@ieee.org] Sent:

Re: [PSES] Battery certification issue

2014-09-03 Thread Richard Nute
On 9/3/2014 3:16 PM, Nyffenegger, Dave wrote: But the NRTLs are accredited and regularly reviewed/inspected by their accreditation bodies in order to stay on OSHAs NRTL list as I am repeatedly reminded by the NRTLs otherwise their mark becomes worthless. -Dave Yes, but such reviews only

Re: [PSES] Battery certification issue

2014-09-03 Thread Brian Oconnell
All of Mr Nute's comments are so very true. And there is another wrinkle - if you build your box with a component certified by agency X and submit your box to agency Y, you may have your construction rejected out of hand unless the component maker agrees to resubmit to agency Y for

[PSES] Vertical SAR Phantom?

2014-09-03 Thread FW Miller
My consultant suggested a vertical SAR phantom, such as the one depicted on page 3 at: http://www.indexsar.com/pdf/SARAC-1108.pdf Do any of the esteemed recipients of PSTC know of a test house that has one in the United States, or something similar? Northern California, Bay Area, would be

[PSES] SELV/PELV power supplies

2014-09-03 Thread Nyffenegger, Dave
Folks, EN 60204-1 states 6.4.1 General requirements PELV circuits shall satisfy all of the following conditions: a) the nominal voltage shall not exceed: 25 V a.c. r.m.s. or 60 V ripple-free d.c. when the equipment is normally used in dry locations and when large area contact of live parts

Re: [PSES] Vertical SAR Phantom?

2014-09-03 Thread Deniz Demirci
Quite interesting... So, before the test, run your system calibration on a flat phantom and replace the phantom with a head phantom for testing... Hmm...I am not sure if FCC can give his blessing for this verification... I wonder how do you replace the tissue also. I don't see a tap on the head