Re: [PSES] Rated Mains Operating Voltage Regional Compatibility [General Use]

2023-05-06 Thread MIKE SHERMAN
Phil -- It is typical for many standards to run voltage sensitive tests (temperature rise, for example, as I recall) at the labeled voltage PLUS a percentage (6 to 10 %, as I recall). That percentage is intended to cover the utility supply tolerances. So a product labeled 100-240 Vac will

[PSES] Rated Mains Operating Voltage Regional Compatibility [General Use]

2023-05-06 Thread Agar, Philip (Leonardo, UK)
Please could someone advise me on what standard, if any, might compel a manufacturer to rate the operating voltage of their equipment to at least cover the utility supply tolerance of the region in which it is being sold? For example, a DoC for an IT item sold in the UK claims conformance with