Re: Component and material traceability

2001-09-07 Thread Rich Nute
Hi Jim: There are a number of ways to prove traceability of bulk-labelled components, i.e., components that are not indivually marked. - unmarked components - may not be able to tell mfr and cat. no, let alone agency status and ratings These are really bulk-labelled components. If

RE: Sound Engineering Practice

2001-09-07 Thread Nerad, Daren HS-SNS
John, mind-enhancing substances: Is the caffeine in coffee (or tea or carbonated beverages) a mind-enhancing substance? IF SO where would many engineers be without it?! Program managers would be very upset if engineers were no longer able to operate under the influence of caffeine! Many light

Component and material traceability

2001-09-07 Thread Jim Eichner
We're trying not to reinvent the wheel, since I suspect many of you have solved precisely our problem already. We need to show our agency inspectors that the components and raw materials used in production are the same ones called out in the reports. This is easy for clearly marked components,

RE: ENV 50121-5

2001-09-07 Thread Stewart, Judd
I am a little miffed at the cost of some of these standards! The preview as some have suggested is a great idea. Here in the US the government published Mil-Standards. These standards were created with taxpayer monies and therefore were available from the government printing office for the cost

Re: consumer equipment on board marine vessels

2001-09-07 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Colgan, Chris chris.col...@tagmclaren.com wrote (in AE0F4BD08FEAD211895900805FE67B1FD6CAE0@CAT) about 'consumer equipment on board marine vessels', on Fri, 7 Sep 2001: I have had an enquiry regarding installation of our consumer audio products on board boats (I presume

Re: UL approval IT equipment

2001-09-07 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that am...@westin.org wrote (in 20010907130815.1903 0.qm...@www2.nameplanet.com) about 'UL approval IT equipment', on Fri, 7 Sep 2001: We want our IT product to be UL approved. We purchase a modified power supply (PS) which is not UL appoved. The original PS is UL approved.

RE: STP vs FTP Ethernet cables (2)

2001-09-07 Thread Meunier, Éric
ANSI X3.263 section 9.1.1.1 specifies that STP interfaces shall be terminated in 150 Ohms and section 9.1.2.1 that UTP shall be in 100 Ohms for qualification testing. It seems that most Shielded Twisted Pair cables on the marked called by the STP acronym are in fact designed according to UTP

RE: UL approval IT equipment

2001-09-07 Thread PGodfrey
Amund, I have to agree with John. If you have a good relationship (and let's not forget YOU are a customer!) with the power supply vendor, you could agree to pay the UL certification fee and have them submit the unit back to UL as an alternate to the original investigation. Based on the proposed

ESD Testing

2001-09-07 Thread WOODS
From your actual experiences or knowledge, which of the following ESD tests is more severe (i.e., more likely to cause disruption of operation) given that the same pre-discharge voltages are used: * Air discharge using generator and procedures of IEC 801-2:1984 (the old standard), or *

Re: UL approval IT equipment

2001-09-07 Thread Rich Nute
Hi Amund: We want our IT product to be UL approved. We purchase a modified power supply (PS) which is not UL appoved. The original PS is UL approved. The only difference in the PS is the value of one resistor which means that we now can take 2.3A/28VDC out instead of

RE: STP vs FTP Ethernet cables (2)

2001-09-07 Thread Wani, Vijay (V)
hello: i am just curisous..how to measure shielding effectiveness of cables.. is shielding effectiveness of individual wire is better vs overall shield? is there any other ways to shield a cable? other than aluminium foil or conductive fabric around the cable? thank you in advance. Vijay Wani

Re: UL approval IT equipment

2001-09-07 Thread Terry Meck
I have also been down this road. We insist he supply manufacturer add the new version to their `recognized' file. If it doesn't affect the critical components transformer etc. it should be a minor update to their file. This way you have a recognized component that is traceable. If it isn't

RE: Radiated Emission limit above 1GHz

2001-09-07 Thread Pettit, Ghery
No limits in CISPR 22 (upon which EN 55022 is based) at this time. However, we are working on limits above 1 GHz in CISPR SC I. It will be several years before they are released, however, so don't worry about it today. Ghery Pettit Intel -Original Message- From: Kuganesan

RE: UL approval IT equipment

2001-09-07 Thread John Juhasz
I've been down this road . . . The power supply will have to go through the approval process too, including multiple samples of the magnetics, providing drawings, etc . . . You will also have to a) have the manufacturer put a 'freeze' on the design of the unit (it's now a 'custom unit' for you)

UL approval IT equipment

2001-09-07 Thread amund
What about this one: We want our IT product to be UL approved. We purchase a modified power supply (PS) which is not UL appoved. The original PS is UL approved. The only difference in the PS is the value of one resistor which means that we now can take 2.3A/28VDC out instead of 1.9/28VDC. It

Re: ENV 50121-5

2001-09-07 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that rehel...@mmm.com wrote (in ofe2e0cd02.d41f6d14-on86256ac0.003e3...@mmm.com) about 'ENV 50121-5', on Fri, 7 Sep 2001: John, I totally agree with Chris and you. In addition to the scope, I would like to add that a brief description of an amendment to a standard should be

Re: ENV 50121-5

2001-09-07 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Chris Chileshe chris.chile...@ultronics.co.uk wrote (in 01c13783.174ab520.chris.chile...@ultronics.co.uk) about 'ENV 50121-5', on Fri, 7 Sep 2001: I agree that the scope should be in the public domain so we can verify relevance before committing to purchase. I for one

Re: ENV 50121-5

2001-09-07 Thread reheller
John, I totally agree with Chris and you. In addition to the scope, I would like to add that a brief description of an amendment to a standard should be made available. I will not be at the IEC meeting but if there is a manner in which you think that I can provide support, don't hesitate to

RE: Noise from flourescent light ballasts?

2001-09-07 Thread reheller
Timothy...very germane, very instructional. Thanks, Bob Heller 3M Product Safety, 76-1-01 St. Paul, MN 55107-1208 Tel: 651- 778-6336 Fax: 651-778-6252 ==

RE: Sound Engineering Practice

2001-09-07 Thread Geoff Lister
Lauren, I spend a significant part of my free time working with mobile pressure vessels. As a steam railway locomotive fireman and repairer, I have to rely, for my continued well-being, on sound engineering practice. This has been developed over the last 200 years, often learning from some

RE: STP vs FTP Ethernet cables (2)

2001-09-07 Thread Paolo Roncone
Eric, this 150 ohm story of STP cables sounds completely new to me. Also, my understanding is that both UTP and STP are used for 10bT ethernet. In the STP definition of IEEE802.3, there is no mention about different characteristic impedances from the required 100ohm of 10bT. Unfortunately I

Re: Low voltage exclusions for railways

2001-09-07 Thread info
Dear Nick I once asked the LVD section of the Department of Trade and Industry (Current contact - Chris Parish) this question, and the reply was that the Shipping, aircraft and rail industries have their own (international?) requirements and compliance should be against these requirements, they

RE: ENV 50121-5

2001-09-07 Thread Chris Chileshe
Chris Maxwell writes... However; I have been burned by buying standards that sounded like they would apply; but really don't. Just had a dose of that myself last week!! I agree that the scope should be in the public domain so we can verify relevance before committing to purchase. I for one

SBC BSP 802-001-180MP

2001-09-07 Thread Dwight Hunnicutt
Anyone know where to obtain a copy of SBC BSP 802-001-180MP (their grounding and bonding spec)? thanks Dwight --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at:

Re: Sound Engineering Practice

2001-09-07 Thread Nick Williams
In the case of the PED, it's specifically defined (although I can't remember where just now, and don't have time to look). In this context, SEP is intended to mean the national practice/standards of a member state prior to the implementation of harmonised standards for pressure equipment. In

Re: Radiadted Emission limit above 1GHz

2001-09-07 Thread amund
Hi Kuga, According to EN55022:1998, which is based on CISPR 22:1997, the radiated emission shall be meassured in the frequency band 30-1000MHz. No talk about emission testing above 1GHz. Best regards Amund Westin, Oslo / Norway On Fri, 7 Sep 2001 09:29:40 +0800 Kuganesan

Radiadted Emission limit above 1GHz

2001-09-07 Thread Kuganesan
Does Anyone knows the EN55022 radiated emission limit for above 1GHz. Regards Kuga # P. Kuganesan EMC Engineer LabOne Singapore Pte Ltd Tel: (65) 8969861