RE: Breakdown voltage between pcb layers

2000-05-23 Thread JENKINS, JEFF
Hi David, We have some experience with this at my company, although not involving TNV circuits. My company produces high voltage, high frequency power conversion equipment mainly for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. We are constantly challenging the voltage withstand capabilities of

RE: Fwd:RTTE directive

2000-05-23 Thread Kazimier Gawrzyjal
Hi Jim, Try the following link. http://www.tsacc.ic.gc.ca/MRA/BlueGuide.pdf My 2 Cents and not that of my current employer. Regards, Kaz Gawrzyjal, P. Eng. Product Safety Engineer -- Nortel Networks-Wireless Solutions Wireless Development Centre 2924

RE: Fwd:RTTE directive

2000-05-23 Thread Art Michael
Hello Jim, Just visit the Safety Link www.safetylink.com, drop down to the Safety Articles, FAQs, MRAs, etc subsection and the third link there, titled, Guide to the Implementation of Directives Based On A New Approach and Global Approach will take you to a website with this document in a

interference to Comm devices due to overhead catenaries

2000-05-23 Thread Beard, Susan
Could anyone provide any information relative to overhead catenary noise and its affects on locomotive roof top comm systems (e.g., GPS)? Susan Beard --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion

[SI-LIST] : RE: Charge moving from decoupling capacitors

2000-05-23 Thread George_Tang
Barry, The current can flow from the cap, but it will get to the IC at the wrong time. Regards, George george_t...@dell.com -Original Message- From: Barry Ma [mailto:barry...@altavista.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 10:22 AM To: george_t...@exchange.dell.com Cc:

RE: Fwd:RTTE directive

2000-05-23 Thread Allan, James
Does anyone have a link to a copy of the Blue Guide mentioned by Tony below? Jim Allan Senior Compliance Engineer Milgo Solutions Inc. E-mail james_al...@milgo.com -Original Message- From: Tony Reynolds [SMTP:reyno...@pb.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 10:56 AM To:

FW: RTTE directive

2000-05-23 Thread WOODS
-- From: Corinne SALINGRE [SMTP:corinne.salin...@cstelecom.com] mailto:[SMTP:corinne.salin...@cstelecom.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 1:25 PM To: wo...@sensormatic.com mailto:wo...@sensormatic.com Subject: Re: RTTE directive This is a very 'touchy' discussion matter now in

RE: Charge moving from decoupling capacitors

2000-05-23 Thread Barry Ma
George, I am impressed by your attitude to pursue the correctness, and glad to discuss with you further on “How does a decoupling capacitor support an IC?” Here is my two cents worth. The decap supplies necessary charge to the IC during Tr through a transmission line. As you mentioned before:

RE: Hazardous Infrared radiation ?

2000-05-23 Thread Peter Tarver
IEC60825-1 contains requirements for noncoherent infrared radiation. Likewise does EN60825-1, with Amendment A11. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@nortelnetworks.com From: Israel Yeshurun [mailto:israel_yeshu...@creoscitex.com] Can some comment on this ? Can Infrared

RE: Breakdown voltage between pcb layers

2000-05-23 Thread Mark Gill
David - You should be able to get a ballpark figure from your PCB manufacturer (need to consider the properties of the materials you may be using in the PCB). You could also scan the various safety standards for values, but these are upper limits, and therefore conservative. Regards, Mark Gill,

Hazardous Infrared radiation - THANKS

2000-05-23 Thread Israel Yeshurun
Richard Woods, John Juhasz, Geoff Lister Thank you for your responses ! Best Regards, Israel Yeshurun. --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel

Breakdown voltage between pcb layers

2000-05-23 Thread David Gelfand
Hello group, We have an emissions problem on a board and I would like to suggest a ground plane in the area of an RJ-45 jack (TNV-1). But we have always asked our PCB designers to leave TNV traces free of ground and power planes to avoid arcing during surge and dialectric strength tests. Does

RE: RTTE directive

2000-05-23 Thread WOODS
I don't recall reading anything in the directive that indicates the DoC must be in multiple languages. If you know otherwise, please specify the section number. Richard Woods -- From: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com [SMTP:jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com] Sent: Tuesday,

RE: Evaluation Boards

2000-05-23 Thread jestuckey
I had forwarded this to Vic upon receiving his request last week, but viewing some on the responses that I have seen, I feel it would be appropriate to put it out for general viewing. Look at 47 CFR § 2.803 Marketing of radio frequency devices prior to equipment authorization. (a) Except as

Re: Fwd:RTTE directive

2000-05-23 Thread Tony Reynolds
Kim, According to the information I have on the RTTE Directive (99/5/EC) the following applies to the Declaration of Conformity. 'There is ONE Declaration of Conformity. It is held by the manufacturer with the technical file for the product. The standard

RE: Charge moving from decoupling capacitors

2000-05-23 Thread Roncone Paolo
George, can you pls explain your correction ? I supposed your first statement (At 1/4 wavelength, the charges are 90 degrees out of phase) was the correct one ! Paolo Roncone Compuprint s.p.a. Reply Separator Subject:RE: Charge moving from

Fwd:RE: Charge moving from decoupling capacitors

2000-05-23 Thread Jim Bacher
for George Reply Separator Subject:RE: Charge moving from decoupling capacitors Author: george_t...@dell.com List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: 5/22/00 9:14 PM Barry, I need to make a correction. I was rushing to lunch on Thursday,

Fwd:RTTE directive

2000-05-23 Thread Jim Bacher
forwarded for Kim. Reply Separator Subject:RTTE directive Author: k...@i-data.com List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: 5/23/00 12:12 PM Dear all According to the new RTTE directive we will have to supply our Declaration of Conformity in

RE: Evaluation Boards

2000-05-23 Thread David_Sterner
Vic, There is no US legal obligation for EMC/safety on development boards so long as they are offered for sale. If a system containing the board is offered for sale, then the system must pass EMI requirements any market-imposed safety requirements (e.g. UL1950).

RE: Safety: Hi-Pot Suppression for TNV lines

2000-05-23 Thread Jody Leber
Chris, Have you considered spray-on conformal coating in the telco area? Tech Spray SR is one option that is also UL Recognized. Best Regards, Jody Leber jle...@ustech-lab.com http://www.ustech-lab.com U. S. Technologies 3505 Francis Circle Alpharetta, GA 30004 770.740.0717 Fax:

[SI-LIST] : RE: Charge moving from decoupling capacitors

2000-05-23 Thread George_Tang
Barry, I need to make a correction. I was rushing to lunch on Thursday, so I did not read over what I wrote. Here is the correction for the 2nd comment below: At 1/4 wavelength, the charges are 180 degrees out of phase, so they are working against the IC current draw. 1/8 wavelength (90

RE: Safety: Hi-Pot Suppression for TNV lines

2000-05-23 Thread David Spencer
Chris, Clear away the ground plane to give you the proper clearance. You need to be able to pass the tests without an external protector. You didn't mention Part 68 in your message. You do need that as well, plus an FCC Registration Number (although what you have to do to file for it may be