Taiwan Contact Point

2001-02-20 Thread John Cronin
Hi When applying for Taiwan BSMI accreditation it is necessary to have a Taiwan contact point. We are considering applying for accreditation. Can anyone recommend a contact person? Best Regards John Cronin _ Get Your

RE: FLAME RATING OF STANDOFFS

2001-02-20 Thread Massey, Doug C.
Rich suggested testing the standoff for flammability, then showing the inspector that you are indeed using the same standoff as tested when a factory inspection is performed. This route would make me uncomfortable for a few reasons: 1. It may not pass, 2. Standoffs are a very cheap commodity, and

Flame Rating -

2001-02-20 Thread Matsuda, Ken
Gentleman, After reading the discussion, I was curious as to if anyone has been able to find a Nylon or other 94V-0, 1, 2 rated standoff that is recognized? Just curious if one exists, since I have yet to be able to find one. Thanks, Ken Matsuda -Original Message- From: Terry Meck

Re: Signal Generators

2001-02-20 Thread brent . dewitt
Richard, I've had good luck with a couple of Marconi 2031s (2.7GHz). Marconi is now owned by IFR. Specs at: http://www.ifrsys.com/default.htm Brent DeWitt Datex-Ohmeda wo...@sensormatic.com on 02/20/2001 12:00:09 PM Please respond to wo...@sensormatic.com To:

US-TX-Austin-EMC/Compliance Engineer

2001-02-20 Thread Dave Lorusso
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Signal Generators

2001-02-20 Thread Tony J. O'Hara
I am in need of a 2.45 GHz signal generator. I know that Agilent and Gigatronics make them. Anyone else? Yes, IFR systems aquired Marconi Instruments in Feb 1998. Marconi SG's are very popular in EMC sites! IFR's web is www.ifrsys.com Tony Colorado ---

Re: FLAME RATING OF STANDOFFS

2001-02-20 Thread Rich Nute
Hi Kaz: Answering the question, what's the safety concern, is a reverse-engineering process with respect to the various requirements contained in the standard. Applying the requirements of the standard to the specific construction may involve or even require interpretetation of the

G.709

2001-02-20 Thread Dave Wilson
Anybody know the latest status of this (ex- G.ons)? I have a draft dated Jan 99, but can't see it on the ITU web-site as a forthcoming recommendation. Thanks, Dave Wilson Alidian Networks Inc. tel: (408) 273 4787 fax: (408) 273 4800 www.alidian.com

RE: FLAME RATING OF STANDOFFS

2001-02-20 Thread Terry Meck
Kurt: I knew in my frustration I forgot something and this is it. other small parts mounted on material of flammability Class V-1 or better? I think this was the `engineering judgment' used in our other, earlier products which don't require the `traceable' standoff. Which by the way was

Signal Generators

2001-02-20 Thread WOODS
I am in need of a 2.45 GHz signal generator. I know that Agilent and Gigatronics make them. Anyone else? Richard Woods --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription,

RE: FLAME RATING OF STANDOFFS

2001-02-20 Thread Andrews, Kurt
Rich, Kasimer, and Tony, What about the last exemption in 4.4.3.3 which states that the requirements of 4.4.3.2 don't apply to: integrated circuit packages, transistor packages, optocoupler packages, capacitors and other small parts mounted on material of flammability Class V-1 or better? Since

RE: FLAME RATING OF STANDOFFS

2001-02-20 Thread WOODS
Rich said The small-part exemption cited by Terry only applies to small parts separated from electrical parts by at least 13 mm (1/2-inch) of air. Actually, the 13 mm separation only applies for small parts near electrical parts which under fault conditions are likely to produce a temperature

RE: FLAME RATING OF STANDOFFS

2001-02-20 Thread Crabb, John
I certainly have a lot of small plastic parts in my products which I consider to be exempt and are not described in any procedure - and they may well be a lot bigger than your standoff !! I certainly think your agency is not-picking !! One point to consider is that I write the procedure for UL

RE: FLAME RATING OF STANDOFFS

2001-02-20 Thread Kazimier_Gawrzyjal
Rich, As always, you've succinctly provided the full story on an approach that in this case, will work to get Terry's product approved. I think your interpretation of my suggestion of asking what's the safety concern is a bit off however. Personally, I'd rather have a 5 minute conversation

Re: FLAME RATING OF STANDOFFS

2001-02-20 Thread Rich Nute
Hi Kazimier and Terry: Kazimier suggests asking the question: what's the safety concern Unfortunately, safety certification houses do not have the option of accepting products based on the answer to this question. A safety certification house certifies a product to a standard.

Re: Spacings from Shielded Enclosure to Floating GND

2001-02-20 Thread jrbarnes
Peter, I looked through some of my books last night and this morning, and found suggested spacings of: * Greater than 20mm, 8.4mm, 5mm, or 10mm between circuits and: - Points that a person could touch. - Ungrounded metal parts that a person could touch. * Greater than 2.2mm, 0.5mm,

RE: FLAME RATING OF STANDOFFS

2001-02-20 Thread Kazimier_Gawrzyjal
Hi Terry, Sounds like a discussion with your agency safety engineer might be in order. It's certain there's a line of reasoning behind the new approach taken by the agency, that you've described below. Question is, since the standard clauses you've called out make certain allowances, the real

FLAME RATING OF STANDOFFS

2001-02-20 Thread Terry Meck
Hi group! I need a sanity check on a `new approach' our safety agency has recently taken. We have an open frame power supply ( has all the certs through the CB report etc. for EN 60950 UL 1950 ) On of the conditions of acceptability is one mounting standoff shall be insulated. We have this

RE: PFC

2001-02-20 Thread O'Shaughnessy, Paul
Don't forget that 61000-3-2 has been amended with A14, which gives you the option of avoiding the special wave shape criteria and classifying most items (excepting PCs and televisions) as Class A. Paul O'Shaughnessy Affymetrix, Inc. -Original Message- From: Steve Austin

RE: PFC

2001-02-20 Thread UMBDENSTOCK
Steve, Your comments regarding power factor correction are on target. You are correct about the standard becoming effective the beginning of this year. Don't miss the advantage of A14 which is also now in effect. It is my understanding that Class D applies to computers, TVs, and monitors;

RE: TTE and TNE

2001-02-20 Thread Geoff Lister
Bob, If you use ISDN, and 3.1 kHz telephony and have a handset, then it's worth looking at TBR8 as well as those mentioned by Praveen. The TBRs and associated specs can be downloaded for free from the ETSI web-site http://webapp.etsi.org/pda/QueryForm.asp Regards, Geoff Lister Senior Engineer

PFC

2001-02-20 Thread Steve Austin
Jon, There is no specific requirement for power factor correction as far as I know. The Harmonics Emissions Standard BS EN 61000-3-2 1995 became mandatory 01/01/2001, this sets limits for the harmonic disturbance permitted on the mains - so it adds up to the same thing. . It applies to all

RE: TTE and TNE

2001-02-20 Thread Praveen Rao
Hi Bob, Yes, RTTE directive is the one. Assuming no radio devices, the following requirements apply. EMC directive : EN 55022 emissions and EN 55024 Immunity LVD : EN 60950 The following telecom standards also apply on a voluntary basis. PSTN : TBR/CTR 21 and TBR 38/CTR 38 and ITAAB Notes ISDN