NEMA ratings

2003-10-03 Thread GARY MCINTURFF
Does somebody own the NEMA ratings or is it a bit like the CE mark. Test to the appropriate standards and claim you are NEMA class whatever? How about the European IP ratings - owned (meaning you have to submit to some specific organization) or attested to through testing. Thanks

Re: Product Safety Society By-Laws

2003-10-03 Thread Arthur Michael
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Product Safety Society By-Laws

2003-10-03 Thread Jacob Schanker
The IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society has an interesting clause in their By-Laws regarding the payment of dues: 8.1 Society annual assessment of fees The annual Society fee shall be determined by action of the Board of Directors. Failure of a Society member to pay the

RE: Missing Emissions data from D of C?

2003-10-03 Thread Bill Stumpf
Derek, This points out one of the weaknesses of the self-declaration (DOC). The responsible party can self declare for whatever standards they feel suite their needs. For instance, just because a product is CE marked, it doesn't mean that it has been tested or passed to all the relevant standards.

Fire and Evac standards requirments for Japan

2003-10-03 Thread Tyra, John
Hello everyone, Would anyone happen to know if there are any fire and evac regualroty requirments for passive speaker in Japan? I have checked on the METI website and was not able to find any information. I also called JETRO who pointed me to METI For the U.S we are certified to UL1480 and

RE: FCC part 15 verification

2003-10-03 Thread Meunier, Eric
From reading the extracts in the e-mail below I would rather conclude that an audio amp would be an incidental radiator. I am not sure what this implies but in all of my audiophile life, I have never seen a purely analog amp with an FCC label... Before spending any money on testing, I guess it

SV: FCC part 15 verification

2003-10-03 Thread Kim Boll Jensen
Hi all Funny to see how questions which seems to too simple, can turn out to be difficult. I have been into to the same problem before. I think we need to look at the FCC text it self. The definition in 47 FCC Part 15 Subpart A says: 15.3 (z) Unintentional radiator. A device that