Re: EN 55024 Question

1999-06-23 Thread rayg
Rick, Jim, As System Integrators this apparent easing of standards is of great concern. Initially when the idea of the two environments was muted it seemed a good idea and destined to make my life a little easier. Just make sure the equipment is CE marked to the appropriate level, take any

RE: Brown-out..

1999-06-23 Thread Mahesh Banodkar
Dear George Brown out condition may occur during peak periods of utility usage whereby the mains voltage drops to a level well below the minimum voltage required to operate a critical load, and the duration of this condition may be sec (or Hours in case of UPS, which is battery backed up).

EN 55024

1999-06-23 Thread Arun Kaore
As I understand it, this is the Light Industrial category. Does EN55024 (or any other ITE standard) also replace EN50082-2 Heavy Industrial? To Jeff and everyone concerned: EN55024 covers only ITE and, as such, it is not intended to replace

RE: Fully Anechoic Chambers (was NEAR/ FAR FIELD CORRELATION ISSUES)

1999-06-23 Thread Mark Darula
I agree that this is a problem, but one that is unfortunately not improved much (if at all) by the OATS scan height at a 3m distance. This is why CKC proposes above 1 GHz (not 500 MHz) to use a scan arc over the top of the EUT at 1m distance in free space. (a hemisphere type scan, not a straight

Clearances

1999-06-23 Thread Arun Kaore
Apply a spray-on type high temperature, high vibration withstand, high breakdown voltage insulation barrier on the motor coil or on the inside of the enclosure if at all feasible. I am not totally clear on your intended application to comment on the MOVS; but generally, MOVs should not be the

RE: NEAR/ FAR FIELD CORRELATION ISSUES

1999-06-23 Thread Grasso, Charles (Chaz)
Ken, Schedule is ALWAYS an issue for any testing be it EMC or temperature. I have found that when companies work the issue into their schedules EMC is of minimal impact. If we allow volume to dictate practices that are patently wrong, then I belive we make the EMC testing pointless. Thank you

Re: EN 61000=4 again

1999-06-23 Thread Geoff Lister
Cal, EN300 386-2 covers Telecommunication network equipment EN55024 covers Telecommunications terminal equipment Different ends of the same piece of cable/fibre. Regards, Geoff Lister Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 15:01:13 -0400 From: Cal Whiteley c...@patton.com To:

Re: EN 55024 Question

1999-06-23 Thread Geoff Lister
Jim, Rick others, I had a look at the information, published in the EC Official Journal on 27th February 1999, where EN55024 was made official. In the section enabling EN55024, under the heading Reference of the superseded standard it states Relevant generic standard(s) Note 2.3. Note 2.3

Fw: Help with 89/336/ECC

1999-06-23 Thread ed . price
Posted for a non-member: From: Summers, Jeff jeff.summ...@yca.com Subject: Help with 89/336/ECC Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 17:16:37 -0400 To: 'emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org' emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org I am a design engineer trying to understand some of

FS: Used Demo Test Equipment

1999-06-23 Thread ed . price
Hi Listmembers: This is a re-post of a private email. This isn't quite a commercial ad, so I'm passing it along FYI. All standard disclaimers; contact Shea directly. Shedding Refurbished and former Demo inventory of Hipots, LCR Meters, Digibridges,

RE: Packaging vs. Shipping Container

1999-06-23 Thread Bill Ellingford
Hi Treg world Re CE mark, The mark allows the free movement of goods within the EU and EFTA nations. This is because it is indicating conformity against certain directives, which apply throughout the union. Therefore, if a product falls within the category of a directive, it requires the

RE: EN 61000-4- Yet Again

1999-06-23 Thread WOODS, RICHARD
I'll take an educated guess that the Commission is only listing Generic, Product, and Family standards which does not include the -4 series. -- From: Cal Whiteley [SMTP:c...@patton.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 9:03 AM To:

Taiwan

1999-06-23 Thread reheller
Can someone direct me to contacts or websites in Taiwan that are related to EMC? Thanks, Bob Heller - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc (without the

RE: Packaging vs. Shipping Container

1999-06-23 Thread Mark Schmidt
Richard, I agree. Your definitions are very rational. Regards, Mark Schmidt mschm...@xrite.com mailto:mschm...@xrite.com Phone: (616) 257-2469 X-Rite Incorporated 3100 44th Street, S. W. Grandville, Michigan 49418 USA Website - www.x-rite.com http://www.x-rite.com -Original

RE: Packaging vs. Shipping Container

1999-06-23 Thread COLIN_MCGEECHAN
Richard, Mark, I have to disagree, the intention of the CE mark is to show compliance with European Directives (those applicable), it allows free movement of goods across the EU borders. It's intention is not to provide the consumer with information so that they

Re: EN 61000=4 again

1999-06-23 Thread Jon D. Curtis
Check the scopes. EN 300 386-2 is for the Central Office side of the demarkation point. It is for equipment which IS the network. That leaves EN55024 for equipment that is on the customer premise side of the demarkation point or is ITE that doesn't connect to the network. EN55024 is for telco

EN 61000-4- Yet Again

1999-06-23 Thread Cal Whiteley
Many thanks to all for your help on my first two questions- now I have one more: on February 27th, 1999 the Official Journal of the European Communities published a list of titles and references of harmonized standards. The EN 61000-3 standards are on this list but the EN 61000-4 standards are

Re: India

1999-06-23 Thread Graham Rae Dulmage
Yes India does have regulations. I have an extensive set of them in my office. What do you want to know exactly and I will see if I can give some help. Regards G. Rae Dulmage, B. Comm., President TelApprove Services Corporation (613) 257 3015 http://www.angelfire.com/on/telapprove George,

Safety engineer wanted

1999-06-23 Thread Michael Royer
Colleagues, Cisco Systems has an opening for a senior product safety engineer at the design center in Austin Texas. Interested candidates can respond to Michael Royer (mro...@cisco.com) by email, or by U.S. post. 12515 Research Boulevard Austin, Texas 78759 Job Description: Work with

RE: Taiwan

1999-06-23 Thread John Juhasz
Bob, Here's a web site for the Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI). Obviously you need to click on the English version. There you will find info regarding the EMC regulations and the BCIQ (Bureau of Commodities Inspection Quarantine)which handles EMC registration.

Capacitor Failure Analysis

1999-06-23 Thread WOODS, RICHARD
Can you recommend a lab in the USA that can perform failure analysis on an electrolytic capacitor? - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc (without the quotes).

Re: India

1999-06-23 Thread Art Michael
Hello Dave, Just go to the Safety Link www.safetylink.com and search on the term India or on BIS for the Bureau of Indian Standards. And, I believe they are members of the CB Scheme too. Regards, Art Michael Int'l Product Safety News A.E. Michael, Editor P.O. Box 1561 INT Middletown CT

India

1999-06-23 Thread George, David L
Has anyone heard of any regulatory requirements from India. My search has found nothing. Do they have a standards organization? Dave George Unisys - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single

RE: EN 61000-4- Yet Again

1999-06-23 Thread ari . honkala
EN 61000-4 series basic standards are not harmonised. The idea is to harmonise standards that contain requirements, i.e. product and generic standards. The clear picture is disturbed a bit due to some standards that are a mix of product and basic standards. Those include EN 55022 and EN 61000-3-2

FS: 6 Hipot Units

1999-06-23 Thread ed . price
Hi Listmembers: Here's a copy of a post to a Usenet test equipment sales/swap group. Again, all standard disclaimers; contact Richard directly. I have 4 each Kikusui model TPS 8750 hipotters for sale ( 0 to 5000 V both AC and DC ). I also have one RODL model M1000 DC ( 0 to 6 KV DC

[Fwd: Brown-out..]

1999-06-23 Thread George Waters
---BeginMessage--- Dear Mahesh/George I can add a little here. Power supply vendors, and (I think safety standards) assume that AC input voltage will be nominal plus or minus 10%. Thus the 264 volts quoted below will work with 240V +10% and the 180 volts is for a 200V supply -10%. These

Re: Fully Anechoic Chambers (was NEAR/ FAR FIELD CORRELATION ISSUES)

1999-06-23 Thread Lfresearch
This is an interesting response. I have observed the same problem and been working on ways to do this practically. Alas no solution yet, but we're close. I'll publish the results later on this list, Derek. - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your

Packaging vs. Shipping Container

1999-06-23 Thread WOODS, RICHARD
Various EU Directives require certain information to be placed on the packaging of a product. However, packaging is not defined. The intent of the requirements appears to be to provide the consumer with information so that they can make an informed purchasing decision. Please put on your lawyer's

RE: Packaging vs. Shipping Container

1999-06-23 Thread Grant, Tania (Tania)
Richard, Your definitions make very good sense, with or without a lawyer's hat. The problem is not with us. The problem is with the various regulatory agencies. If they define packaging as the outer enclosure of a product (much like cosmetic manufacturers do) then we are stuck with making

RE: Packaging vs. Shipping Container

1999-06-23 Thread WOODS, RICHARD
Let's don't get too far off the original path. The CE mark is just one of the pieces of information that some directives require on the packaging. For example, the RTTE directive requires additional information concerning any constraints on the use of a radio in any of the EU countries.