Varistors Allowed - Line to Ground? for European App's

1997-08-12 Thread Art Michael
Hello All, Have heard from some sources that surge-suppressors (Varistors, MOVs, Tranzorbs, etc) are not allowed between Line to Ground, in EN 60950 products, except perhaps for permanently mounted, wired-in equipment. The concern seems to be that of increased leakage-current over time. Looking

Re: OATS gndplane surface

1997-08-12 Thread Thomas N. Cokenias
Martin, I worked on a 30 m site with sheet metal ground plane last year. It got to 45 deg C several times during the summer and it was HOT. I also got snowblind from the glare. This ground plane was spot welded along the seams, had great site attenuation characteristics and seemed to hold up w

Non-wood OATS weather protection enclosures

1997-08-12 Thread Bob Sykes
Good Day List, We are considering replacing our "barn" and I would prefer not to use wood for the new structure. I am seeking information on alternate materials / construction techniques as well as vendors of turnkey solutions. Thanks in advance for any he

RE: test equipment

1997-08-12 Thread DouglasScott
John, I had been using an HP 8591A with EMI options for 5 years. Saw the new HP 8591 EM and wanted it. but what to do with my old one? The boss wouldn't let me spend $$$ for a new one when the old one still worked. So my HP salesperson arranged to have Telogy buy my old one for a really good pr

Re: OATS gndplane surface

1997-08-12 Thread HANS_MELLBERG
I once inherited an outdoor aluminum ground plane 10m OATS. The contraction and expansion was quite evident and out of spec. We ended up sawing slots to relieve the TCE warp. The slots 12 inches each, 8 of them per 4'x8' section were aligned in the same direction as to the

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1997-08-12 Thread mvaldman
Hello everyone, I'm looking for a leakage tester which can measure the low currents of the medical standards (e.g. 601) Can you suggest one (including manufacturer, approximate cost, service quality etc) thanks - Name: moshe valdman E-mail: mvald...@netvisio

RE: test equipment

1997-08-12 Thread Flinders, Randall
Greetings All! Just a quick note on test equipment..Be careful if you come accross HP Spectrum Analyzers for sale, make sure you purchase from a reliable source. There have been several recent robberies at local test labs, where ony HP 8566Bs were taken. So, there are stolen units

Software Icons - Reply

1997-08-12 Thread Cindy Johnson
In response: IEC 417 Series entitled "Standards for Graphic symbols For Use on Equipment" may be of assistance. C. Johnson CSA email: johns...@csa.ca You Wrote: >>> 08/05/97 08:06am >>> Greetings Friends, As technology grows, and the push is for "user friendly" interfacing

OATS Groundplane.

1997-08-12 Thread Steve Kuiper
Dear Martin, Using stainless steel sheets fastened together with thin strips of the same will ensure dependable continuity throughout the VCP. I recommend fastening the sheets of S.S. together using flathead sheet metal screws. I would recommend against using solder or braze. Our laboratory

RE: Status of prEN50178

1997-08-12 Thread POWELL, DOUG
Georg, My representative from LGA America did a little research for me some time ago about leakage current as associated with prEN50178. The research was on the 1994 issue of the standard but it still applies in the 1995 issue. The results are based on section 5.2.11.1 of the standard: 1) Fo

RE: OATS gndplane surface

1997-08-12 Thread Upson,Darrell
We have had great results using hardware cloth, overlapped about 5cm or more and spot soldered every 20cm or so with a heavy duty soldering iron. Our oats site has shown no deterioration in the last 5 years of existence. Very inexpensive. I don't know if the same material is available in Australia

Power Outages

1997-08-12 Thread Tom Brose
I am trying to decide how much backup battery capacity I should have in a particular product for the home environment. The only purpose of the battery is to allow product operation during the more common (hopefully short) power outages. Could anyone point me in the direction of data about the

AW: Status of prEN50178

1997-08-12 Thread Thomas, Andreas -425
Hello, please find attached the information from my database. Kind regards Andreas Thomas EPPS Toshiba Europe andre...@toshiba-teg.com > -- > Von: Georg M. Dancau[SMTP:dan...@compuserve.com] > Gesendet: Dienstag, 12. August 1997 19:13 > An: emc-pstc discussion group > Betre

RE: RE: test equipment

1997-08-12 Thread Frazee, Doug
Environmental ambients are also a problem on OATS testing. Getting to know the environmental ambient profile helps. If you have a receiver with A-B trace capability, you can do a rough check by scanning with and without the UUT powered, and subtracting the scans, theoretically subtracting out the

Martin Garwood Question re galvanized sheet for uniform conductive

1997-08-12 Thread DenBleyker, R. (919-543-7251 TL 441)
plane I don't think galvanized materials are very good for a uniform conductive surface. Zinc forms a 'self-protective' oxide barrier which is terrific for protection against the elements. Unfortunately the oxide thickness is somewhat variable which results in a very variable surface resistivit

Re: test equipment

1997-08-12 Thread Jim Bacher
A friend of mine is getting out of the EMC Business and has all of his equipment up for sale. His name is Dick Heaton. His company is Midwest EMC Measurements. He can be reached at 937-667-3467 Voice or 937-667-6180 fax. Jim Bacher Senior Engineer, Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. email: j...@m

Re[2]:RE: test equipment

1997-08-12 Thread Moshe_Valdman
Hello Gordon, Indeed most of the environment is coming from within the building, is unpredictable, changes during the day, and sometimes has frequencies similar or identical to the UUT (since some of it is generated by similar equipment). The TV/Radio type of environment is normally not the proble

Re[2]:RE: test equipment

1997-08-12 Thread Moshe_Valdman
Hello Gordon, Indeed most of the environment is coming from within the building, is unpredictable, changes during the day, and sometimes has frequencies similar or identical to the UUT (since some of it is generated by similar equipment). The TV/Radio type of environment is normally not the proble

Status of prEN50178

1997-08-12 Thread Georg M. Dancau
Hi compliance folks Does anybody have information about the status of prEN50178. This standard specifies some measures which must be taken if the leakage greater than 3.5 mA (clause 5.2.11). Best regards George -- ** * Dr. Georg M. Da

OATS gndplane surface

1997-08-12 Thread Martin Garwood
Hi Gang, We are currently building another OATS and are looking into the most cost & time effective way of achieving a uniform conductive groundplane without using mesh. Does anyone have experience with using galvanised metal sheet, and if so, the best method to join the sheets together (