Re: Wiring under raised floors

2000-09-21 Thread Doug
ted.eck...@apcc.com wrote: Is it permissible to place electrical receptacles under the raised floor of a computer room? Can power cords pass through openings in the raised floor or do all power connections need to be in conduit? I have received two opinions; one stating that receptacles

Re: compactPCI bus

2000-09-21 Thread Doug
Fleury, Bill wrote: Judging from the number of responses (0) I got to my question about EMI problems from compactPCI backplanes I am assumiong that either no one uses cPCI backplanes or I'm the only one that has experienced problems when testing in this environment. I didn't think that ever

Re: Component Qualification

2000-09-21 Thread Ralph Cameron
Tony: I have sold these systems and also used them and they are good for graphing a profile of a scanned board and giving the field intensity vs postion over the board area. You can quickly find trouble spots using the computer interface. Ralph Cameron - Original Message - From: Tony

Data on Power Lines

2000-09-21 Thread Peter Merguerian
Dear All, For a unit that transmits and/or recieves data over mains power lines, is UL1950/IEC950 the correct standard? Peter Merguerian Managing Director Product Testing Division I.T.L. (Product Testing) Ltd. Hacharoshet 26, POB 211 Or Yehuda 60251, Israel Tel: 972-3-5339022 Fax:

Data on Power Lines

2000-09-21 Thread georgea
Peter, The Scope (1.1) of IEC 60950 is for mains or battery powered ITE. If the product is mains/battery powered, then IEC 60950 could apply, regardless of how it performs it's ITE function. However, there may also be other applicable standards. George -- Forwarded by

RE: DSSS document on FCC website?

2000-09-21 Thread Wismer, Sam
Hi Paul, Try FCC 97-114 Appendix C. It is entitled Guidance on Measurements for Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Systems. I think this is what you're after. Good Luck! ~ Sam Wismer RF Approvals Engineer LXE, Inc. (770) 447-4224 Ext. 3654 Visit Our Website at:

RE: Component Qualification

2000-09-21 Thread Maxwell, Chris
Wait a minute! Buying a board scanning system to evaluate different vendors for ferrites and oscillators? My company doesn't have that kind of money to throw around. These systems can cost 10's of thousands of dollars. Ferrite beads cost about a dime for a dump truck load. If it costs

Re:Protection or Control?

2000-09-21 Thread georgea
Luiz, The applicable standards would depend on the product, e.g. whether it is a laser printer (ITE) with the necessary fuser, or a hair dryer, or a coffee maker. However, it is my understanding that most products involving heating devices would require two components, i.e. a temperature

RE: DSSS document on FCC website?

2000-09-21 Thread Bronaugh, Edwin
Paul, the DSSS version of the document was published as Appendix C to the original final rule-making in FCC ET Docket 96-8. EdB -Original Message- From: Paul Slavens [mailto:paul_slav...@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 4:22 PM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: DSSS

RE: Protection or Control?

2000-09-21 Thread Colgan, Chris
Depends. If the thermal cut out fails, can the product reach unsafe temperatures? If yes then it is a protective device, if no then it isn't. A standard that covers thermal cut outs is IEC60730. Thermal links are covered by IEC60691. Regards Chris Colgan EMC Safety TAG McLaren Audio Ltd

Re: Component Qualification

2000-09-21 Thread Ralph Cameron
Chris, Don't get me wrong. I didn't read the full text of the application and merely supported the utility of the EMSCAN system. If you know of sources where you cn get ferrites, specifically ferrite toroids for a dime a dump truck, I'd be interested. In the past two years my costs for them

Sept. 15, 2000 Conformity-Update Now Available

2000-09-21 Thread Glen Dash
Conformity-Update for the week ending Sept. 15, 2000 is now available at: http://www.conformity-update.com --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail

RE: Protection or Control?

2000-09-21 Thread Peter Tarver
Luiz - Bimetal switched are used as manual and automatic reset thermal protectors in electric motors, transformers. Very common and has been for many years. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@nortelnetworks.com -Original Message- From: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com

Re:Protection or Control?

2000-09-21 Thread Ted . Eckert
Many of the cheap thermal circuit breakers listed under UL 1077 (Supplementary Protectors For Use In Electronic Equipment) are nothing more than a bimetallic strip. Current is carried through the bimetallic strip itself. As the current increases, the strip heats up and eventually opens the

ESD Opportunities

2000-09-21 Thread Kimberly Leddy
I am doing a graduate research project on the ESD opportunities that exist in the telecom market, specifically cell phones and laptops that have LCD's which are affected by ESD. Is this a market to look into, and what are the requirements and trends that you see going on? What materials or

Re:Protection or Control?

2000-09-21 Thread Jim Bacher
forwarding for luizboni...@ig.com.br Reply Separator Subject:Protection or Control? Author: Luiz Claudio luizboni...@ig.com.br List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: 9/20/00 9:59 PM I have a question to those who are familiar with the

Re[2]:Protection or Control?

2000-09-21 Thread duncan . hobbs
I know that most safety standards require the equipment to remain safe under single fault conditions. In this case the single fault I would consider would be that of failure of the thermostat (i.e short circuited) The first thing to consider would be, can the failure of this device allow the

RE: Brazilian requirements

2000-09-21 Thread James Linehan
I recently completed a Brazilian compliance effort on a telecom device. It was handled via a consultant with expertise in South American regulatory requirements. I was required to supply copies of existing test reports ( Part 68, Part 15, applicable CTRs, and CB Scheme), electronic photos,

Protection or Control?

2000-09-21 Thread georgea
Ted's note said: In addition, UL 1950 section 1.7.13 refers to thermostats. The standard allows the thermostat to limit temperature, but they should not be used for other purposes. Actually, section 1.7.13 pertains only to marking and instructions related to adjustable thermostats. It does

Susceptibility of USP ports to Industrial Environment test levels.

2000-09-21 Thread Terry Meck
Hello: RE:Susceptibility of USB ports to Industrial Environment test levels. Does anyone have experience to the susceptibility of commercially available PC's and mother boards at the industrial test levels? For example RS232 and USB ports with the 1000 V EFT, 10V/M RF radiated, and 10V RF

Re:FW: RE: Brazilian requirements

2000-09-21 Thread Jim Bacher
forwarding for ncc1...@nccrc.com Reply Separator Subject:FW: RE: Brazilian requirements Author: Net Connection Corp ncc1...@nccrc.com List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: 9/21/00 9:19 AM TO: John Radomski Product Compliance Engineer

Argentina IRAM

2000-09-21 Thread George Sparacino
Hello All.. Does anyone have a URL for the IRAM homepage .. in English ?? Thanks, George

Re: Argentina IRAM

2000-09-21 Thread Art Michael
Hi George, There is a link on the Safety Link (to IRAM). However, I expect there is no English language link. When you are in Argentina - speak Argentine ;-) An alternative: Try AltaVista's translator at: babelfish.altavista.com and point it at IRAM's URLs. The translation, although not

RE: A14 to EN61000-3-2 Did it pass?

2000-09-21 Thread John Cronin
Yes prA14 did pass I have been reliably informed. It will be interesting to see when it is going to be published in the OJEC. John Cronin From: wo...@sensormatic.com Reply-To: wo...@sensormatic.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: A14 to EN61000-3-2 Did it pass? Date: Mon, 18

Re: Argentina IRAM

2000-09-21 Thread Kevin Newland
George, Their web site is : www.iram.com.ar Thanks Kevin --- George Sparacino george.sparac...@bostonacoustics.com wrote: Hello All.. Does anyone have a URL for the IRAM homepage .. in English ?? Thanks, George __ Do You Yahoo!? Send