Re: EFFECT

1999-06-29 Thread Leslie Bai
Peter, Think about why the standards define normal environment (temperature, humidity, airpressure,etc.)conditions when performing a test. Those environment parameters will cause the frequency to shift, cause the amplitude to change, etc..A simple example, when the emperature increases, the

RE: Australian Electrical Approvals Authority

1999-06-29 Thread Mahesh Banodkar
Dear Chris The information is as follows Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector Level 3 Building 2, 4 Riverside Quay SOUTHBANK VICTORIA 8007 PO BOX 262 Collins Street West VIC 8007 some phone numbers are Equipment Safety 61-3- 9203 9770 General 61-3-9203 9030 I hope this

Re: voltage on Neutral line

1999-06-29 Thread Rich Nute
Hi Moshe: The voltage of the neutral with respect to the ground wire is a function of its resistance and its current: E = I * R Maximum normal current is the rating of the fuse or circuit- breaker protecting that particular circuit. For a 120-volt circuit in the USA and Canada, the

Re: Speaker Stand

1999-06-29 Thread Leslie Bai
Is CE mark required for sales of this plastic stand? No. Is there any directive that this plastic stand falls under? No. Are there directive which requires the plastic material or the structure/shape to be of certain type? No. Hope it helps. Leslie

Re: Australian Electrical Approvals Authority

1999-06-29 Thread Barry Esmore
Hi Chris, I normally use the Victorian authorities (call Alex Wild, Ph: + 3 9203 9770), but I have the contact information for all of the Australian authorities if required. Regards Barry Esmore AUS-TICK (The Australian Compliance Professionals) Phone: + 61 3 9886 1345 Fax: + 61 3 9884 7272

Re: voltage on Neutral line, Measurements From Chile

1999-06-29 Thread Donald Kimball
At 12:08 AM 6/29/99 -0700, mvald...@netvision.net.il wrote: Hello everyone, What voltages can I expect on the Neutral (referenced to ground) line in various countries and connection systems? Is there a limit on how high the voltage may be, both in normal and fault conditions? Some of our

Re: EFFECT

1999-06-29 Thread Douglas McKean
Hi Peter ... At 02:41 PM 6/28/99 +0100, PETER PHILLIPS wrote: Dear group, Has anybody heard about the term EFFECT relating to EMC and environmental testing combined. No. I believe there's an aircraft test that's titled something like Magnetic Effects. But I have no idea what that test

Re: specs on the Web???

1999-06-29 Thread Brian Jones
Robert Walch wrote: I am trying to find the following specs. IEC721-3-1 and ETSI 300 019-2-1 Does any one know of a web site that might have these specs available. Thanks for your help. Best Regards, Robert Walch Chief Engineer VI-Olathe (913) 829 - 1777 x133

Re: specs on the Web???

1999-06-29 Thread Geoff Lister
Robert, ETSI recently placed all their specs on the web for free download. You need to register with them to get an identifier which you will need for the downloads. Their search engine requires careful use of spaces if you want to find anything, but once you get the hang of it the results

Re: Fw: EMC encyclopedia ??

1999-06-29 Thread ed . price
I'm suffering from foot-in-mouth syndrome today. I just found out that Art of Safetylink is including the shipping free, so that slices the $10 margin down to only a matter of whose smile you like better! Hey, at that price, don't think twice. Buy the book (uhhh, CD)! Ed

Re: CANADIAN REQUIREMENTS

1999-06-29 Thread Dan Mitchell
To make it easier and save you money, you can get a joint UL CSA listing called a c-UL for Product Safety. It carries the same weight in Canada as the CSA mark, but saves you from the added expense of getting the unit CSA certified and the expense of CSA coming to your factory for a yearly

RE: Australian Electrical Approvals Authority

1999-06-29 Thread George, David L
Chris: I am not sure how to contact them but I know a good contact who can help manufacturers with the certification processes in Australia. His information is: Kevin Richardson Stanimore Pty Limited 8 Mindaree Ave. Wyoming NSW 2250 Australia Email: k...@compuserve.com Tel: (61) 2 43 29 4070

Re: Fw: EMC encyclopedia ??

1999-06-29 Thread ed . price
Oops, it's also at: http://www.emf-emi.com/home/index.htm for an intro price of US$95! BTW, IIRC, I paid about US$1500 for White's 12 volume handbook set, circa 1991! Ed From: Art Michael amich...@connix.com Subject: Re: Fw: EMC encyclopedia ?? Date: Tue, 29

RE: EFFECT

1999-06-29 Thread Nezam Najafi
Hello Peter: There is no combined EMC and environmental test that I am awared of. However, I suppose, you can perform some kind of Stress Screening or temperature shock test (i.e. Mil-Std-810). This will prematurely age you equipment/product prior to performing EMC so that you can perform EMC

RE: NRTL Listing

1999-06-29 Thread Peter Merguerian
Richard and Rich, Many persons think of not Listing a product which is powered by a Class 2 source of supply. I would say this: 1. What is the product? For example: if product is a medical product, the system must be assessed to the UL2601-1 and CSA C22.2 601-1 standard; if product has a

RE: specs on the Web???

1999-06-29 Thread Nezam Najafi
Hello Robert:   You can down load a free copy of ESTI speci by going to http://www.etsi.fr http://www.etsi.fr . As for the IEC specs, you can purchase it by calling Global Engineering (1-800-854-7179)   Regards, Nezam Najafi Sr. Compliance Engineer Madge Networks, Inc. -Original Message-

RE: CANADIAN REQUIREMENTS

1999-06-29 Thread Nezam Najafi
Hello George: Your FCC part 15 for emission is mutually recognized by Canada. As for Safety, US has UL1950 3rd Ed. while Canada has C22 NO. 950. These safety tests are almost identical with some dela. You need to get the Canadian safety certificate. Good Luck Nezam Najafi MADGE NETWORKS

EU Official Languages

1999-06-29 Thread WOODS, RICHARD
When a Directive requires information to be provided to the user, and that equipment is intended to marketed in every EU and EFTA country, what minimal set of languages must be used? I can think of the following languages that are used in these countries. Are there more languages that must be

Fw: EMC encyclopedia ??

1999-06-29 Thread ed . price
Posted for Morel Grunberg morel.grunb...@telrad.co.il: From: Morel Grunberg morel.grunb...@telrad.co.il Subject: EMC encyclopedia ?? Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 18:34:19 +0300 To: 'emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org' emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Hello,

Re: Fw: EMC encyclopedia ??

1999-06-29 Thread Art Michael
Hello Morel, Just visit the Int'l Product Safety Bookshop www.safetylink.com/bookshop.html where you will find the book you seek. The EMC, Telecom and Computer Encyclopedia Handbook 3rd Ed. (and CD-ROM), by Don White was just published a few weeks ago. For a limited-time we are offering

RE: EFFECT

1999-06-29 Thread Javor, Ken
I agree with the substance of Ed's comment. In my experience the more usual terminology is EME = electromagnetic environment, while E3 (E-cubed) = electromagnetic environmental effects. Neither of these terms relates directly to the adverse effect on rf or EMC performance due to other

Re: voltage on Neutral line

1999-06-29 Thread jrbarnes
What voltages can I expect on the Neutral (referenced to ground) line in various countries and connection systems? Is there a limit on how high the voltage may be, both in normal and fault conditions? Moshe, THE's booklet, World Electricity Supplies, lists the supply voltage, frequency, and

Re: specs on the Web???

1999-06-29 Thread Bill Ronzio
Robert, Try www.global.resea...@ihs.com These folks have lots of documents that you may have trouble finding elsewhere. We buy most of our documents from Global or from Compliance Engineering. If you want to try compliance engineering, call 781-932-9353 and Patty will help you out. Bill

Draft ENs

1999-06-29 Thread WOODS, RICHARD
Is there a web site that lists Draft ENs that are published for public comment? - 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). For help, send mail

RE: Australian Electrical Approvals Authority

1999-06-29 Thread Nezam Najafi
To All: Dose anybody have a bmp/ipg file for Australian Telecomm A-tick mark to send me. It is normally a check marrk in a traingle with Supplier number next to it.I thank you in advance Regards, Nezam Najafi Madge Networks, -Original Message- From: Barry Esmore

RE: specs on the Web???

1999-06-29 Thread Dave Clark
Try the IEC and ETSI websites. There is a charge for the IEC standards and the ETSI standards are free. http://www.iec.ch/ http://www.iec.ch/ http://www.etsi.org/ http://www.etsi.org/ -Original Message- From: Robert Walch [mailto:rwa...@vectron.com] Sent: Monday, June 28,

CANADIAN REQUIREMENTS

1999-06-29 Thread George Waters
I need some guidance on an indoor satellite receiver we build. Functionally it is similar to a DISH network receiver, but ours is not a consumer product. We worked with test labs to obtain conformance to FCC Part 15, and CE, for which we have a DOC. Now our US customer wants to lease some of

Re: emc compliance

1999-06-29 Thread George Waters
I have seen some examples of the shipment of ferrites with a consumer product. I have purchased two computer modem boards from different vendors. Each came with a ferrite in the box, together with instructions as to how to loop the phone cable through it, and a warning ss described below.

RE: Speaker Stand

1999-06-29 Thread Scott Douglas
I don't think a CE mark is required for the stand. However, you may have to test your product as it is installed on the stand. The particular tests I am thinking of are the 10 degree tip test and the xx Newton sideways push force test. Does the product tip over in either of these two tests? If

SCART specification question

1999-06-29 Thread Nick Williams
I've been asked to look at a gadget which is intended for connection to the SCART port on a TV or VCR. The gadget in question is powered via a plug-top transformer, which we can specify to be SELV output. My question relates to the specification of the SCART port which is, I guess, a standard

Re: specs on the Web???

1999-06-29 Thread Ian Ball
Robert, I suggest you visit http://www.etsi.org/. You can download ETSI standards from here free of charge. Robert Walch wrote: I am trying to find the following specs. IEC721-3-1 and ETSI 300 019-2-1 Does any one know of a web site that might have these specs available. Thanks for