Capacitor standard: IEC 60384-14:1993

Greetings All, I am trying to verify if the capacitor standard written as, IEC 384-14/2 , is really the same standard as IEC 60384-14:1993. Checking the IEC web site was not much helpful regarding it's history of the standard. The main issue is not to use capacitors that have been tested to IEC

Symbols and Markings: Color scheme

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Appreciation for the List administrators

Greetings All, I for one would like to thank the administrators of the emc-pstc newsgroup for their continued support. Keeping a newsgroup running is not easy. Thanks. Richard = Richard Georgerian Compliance Engineer Carrier Access Corporation 5395 Pearl Parkway Boulder, CO 80301

RE: Symbols and Markings: Color scheme

I apologize to all, as this is a resend. The first one I sent did not connect to the IEEE host server. Richard -Original Message- From: Georgerian, Richard Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 2:16 PM To: 'IEEE emc-pstc' Subject:Symbols and Markings: Color

Symbols and Markings: Color scheme

Greetings All, To meet UL60950:2000 Third Edition and CSA C22.2 No 60950:2000 Third Edition, is it a mandatory requirement that the electric shock symbol and cautionary symbol markings be black lettering on a yellow background? Or is the intent is to have the markings with a high contrast, by

CE marking and additional information requirements

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CE marking and additional information requirements

Greetings All, Variants of the CE marking question have been raised before, so here's another one or two. Does the CE mark have to be located near other information such has company name/trade mark, product name/model number or electrical ratings? Or can it stand alone without such

RE: Check list for PCB Layout

Hi Tom, Our biggest problem was maintaining trace impedances and printed wiring board thickness during layout. We would start out with the best of intentions, but as things were being routed, compromises of trace widths and layer thicknesses to meet other board restrictions and to work around

TSB31-B: Any updates to the FCC Part 68 guidelines?

RE: Greetings All, Does someone in the group have an idea if the document TSB31-B (February 1998 Issue), Part 68 Rationale and Measurement Guidelines, will be updated to cross reference to the TIA standard, TIA-968-A, Technical Requirements of Terminal Equipment of the Telephone Network? Since

TSB31-B: Any updates to the FCC Part 68 guidelines?

Greetings All, Does someone in the group have an idea if the document TSB31-B (February 1998 Issue), Part 68 Rationale and Measurement Guidelines, will be updated to cross reference to the TIA standard, TIA-968-A, Technical Requirements of Terminal Equipment of the Telephone Network? Since the

RE: GR-1089 Issue 3: Table B-1, missing radiated requirement?

: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 4:52 PM To: Georgerian, Richard; IEEE emc-pstc Subject: RE: GR-1089 Issue 3: Table B-1, missing radiated requirement? Richard, It was not an oversight. Appendix B now relates to Ports, rather than equipment in general. The first paragraph of Appendix B in issue 3 tries

GR-1089 Issue 3: Table B-1, missing radiated requirement?

Greetings All, Looking through the GR-1089 Issue 3, Table B-1, the radiated emission tests appear not apply to any type of equipment. However, the conducted emissions are checked off for all four types of equipment. The radiated emission sections are checked off in Issue 2 of GR-1089 as a

Bellcore SR-3580: Update to reflect the new GR-63 Issue 2 and GR- 1089 Issue 3?

Greetings All, Does anyone know if the document, SR-3580 (NEBS Criteria Levels), Issue 1 November 1995, will reflect the added changes to GR-63 Issue 2 and GR-1089 Issue 3? Presently, SR-3580 is referencing GR-63 Issue 1 and GR-1089 Issue 1. For example: The NEBS Level 1 Criteria in SR-3580,

RE: GR-1089 Issue 3: Missing sections?

Greetings All, Thanks to Naftali Shani, of Catena Networks, the missing sections are no longer missing. Richard From: Naftali Shani [mailto:nsh...@catena.com] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:41 AM To: 'Georgerian, Richard'; 'Chrysanthou, Chrysanthos @ Telcordia' Cc: 'IEEE emc-pstc' Subject

RE: Hipot question

Greetings All, Hopefully I am not misinterpreting this thread. I am getting the impression that there is a current limit requirement when doing the hipot test. I thought that hipotting is used to determine insulation breakdown. The breakdown would occur when the current flow (as a result of

RE: UL60950: Openings in metal bottoms of fire enclosures

Greetings All, Thank-you to those who took the time to respond. The advice given has been very useful. Thanks. Richard From: Georgerian, Richard [mailto:rgeorger...@carrieraccess.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:55 PM To: IEEE emc-pstc Subject: UL60950: Openings in metal bottoms

EMC job posting message

Greetings All, For those of you interested in an EMC position, please see below. I am just posting this as a courtesy and on behalf for the recruiter. Please contact the recruiter for details, not me. Thanks. Richard = Richard Georgerian Compliance Engineer Carrier Access Corporation

RE: India Compliance

Greetings All, Before this 'India Compliance' thread goes to far, it has been mistakenly attached to the original starting thread of 'NARTE questions'. For those who track and save emails, this may be a problem when doing a search. I have purposely deleted the email trails to this email, as

RE: NARTE questions

Greetings All, Only time will tell if being a NARTE certified product safety engineer will have an impact in the profession. I just got my certificate yesterday. In the long run, I think it'll help, but we have to start somewhere. Hopefully, having this type of program will start a process to

Society Chapter formation: Product Safety Chapter in Colorado

Greetings All, Now that the Product Safety Engineering Society is officially getting members, we need to collect names to start a petition for a Product Safety Chapter in Colorado. To start a petition the following is required: signed by not less than twelve (12) Section members, above

RE: GR-1089 Issue 3: 3.2.1 Radiated Emission Criteria

Greetings All, Thank-you to all who have responded to my question on GR-1089. This group has always shown its value. Richard. -Original Message- From: Georgerian, Richard Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:34 AM To: 'IEEE emc-pstc' Subject:GR-1089 Issue

GR-1089 Issue 3: 3.2.1 Radiated Emission Criteria

Greetings All, Hopefully someone has some insight to the following- In GR-1089 Issue 3, Section 3.2.1, requirement R3-1 [8] uses the FCC Class A and B limits for equipment with no doors or covers for the range of 30MHz to 1GHz. It also has limits for below 30MHz and above 1GHz. This section I

RE: opinions, please -Is it a component or an apparatus?

Greetings All, There is a document called: GUIDELINES ON THE APPLICATION OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 89/336/EEC OF 3 MAY 1989 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (DIRECTIVE 89/336/EEC AMENDED BY DIRECTIVES 91/263/EEC, 92/31/EEC, 93/68/EEC,

Product Safety job posting message

Greetings All, For those of you interested in a Product Safety position, please see below. I am just posting this as a courtesy and on behalf for the company. Please contact the company for details, not me. Thanks. Richard = Richard Georgerian Compliance Engineer Carrier Access

2004 IEEE EMC Symposium: TC-8 Product Safety Workshop

Greetings All, For those who attended last week's TC-8 Product Safety Workshop (Aug 13, 2004, 8am - noon) at the 2004 IEEE EMC Symposium, in Santa Clara, CA, the TC-8 officers would like to express their appreciation. The workshop is sponsored by Technical Committee 8 (TC-8, Product Safety) which

RE: Need electrical characteristics of epidermis (skin)

Robert, Try this web site: http://speech.llnl.gov/thesis/index.htm It's a good starting point regarding the skin. Richard Georgerian Technical Committee 8 Product Safety (TC-8), Vice-chair Colorado Product Safety Technical Committee (CPSTC), Chair Compliance Engineer Carrier Access

RE: UL 60950, Section 6.1.2.1

Greetings All, Thanks to all to those who replied to my questions. I appreciate the time and effort that was put into the responses. Richard Georgerian Compliance Engineer Carrier Access Corporation 5395 Pearl Parkway Boulder, CO 80301 USA Tele: 303-218-5748 Fax: 303-218-5503

UL 60950, Section 6.1.2.1

Greetings All, For those who want to read the UL60950 Section 6.1.2.1, I have written the specific parts of the section that I have questions on. Otherwise, here are my questions and comments: 1) If the bridging components are left in place, do I still have to meet the 10 mA requirement? 2) If

Colorado Product Safety Technical Committee meeting notice for Oc tober 7, 1998

For those who are interested in the CPSTC meeting, please read on. The Colorado Product Safety Technical Committee (CPSTC) will be holding their meeting on Wednesday, October 7, 1998, starting at 6:30pm. The location will be at the Exabyte facilities in Boulder,CO. Richard Georgerian and Kent

Request for Product Safety's Local Group transcribers (Secretary)

For those who are interested in a few words from the newly elected Secretary of National Product Safety Technical Committee (NPSTC), please read on. Many of you may who are in EMC, may also be in product safety. You may also be part of the local safety group within your area. I would like to

Colorado Product Safety Technical Committee - minutes of the Oct. 7, 1998 meeting

For those of you who are interested in the minutes of the Colorado Product Safety Technical Committee meeting that was held on October 7, 1998, please read on. On Wednesday October 7, 1998, the CPST meeting was held at the Exabyte facilities. The meeting was hosted by Richard Georgerian and Kent

Colorado Product Safety Technical Committee meeting notice for Ja nuary 13, 1999

For those who are interested in the Colorado Product Safety Technical Committee (CPSTC) meeting, please read on. + The Colorado Product Safety Technical Committee (CPSTC) will be holding the January 1999 meeting at the Jackson Hole Restaurant in Thornton, CO. This will be our first meeting of

Heatsinks and EMI

Greetings All, I sort of remember reading an article on heatsinks and radiated emissions within the past 12 months. In short, the article indicated that the fins of the heatsink should be considered an antenna regarding radiated emissions. Has anyone else remember seeing such an article? If so,

Classification of network connections in Europe: TR 101 651 V1.1. 1 (1999-03)

Greetings All, After reading the above standard for the classification of telecom centers, Class 1, 2, 3 and 4, the standard references IEC 1000-2-5 to determine types 1, 2, 3 and 4. Does anyone in the group have the short definitions for the types from IEC 1000-2-5? The main purpose is to better

RE: Heatsinks and EMI

Corporation 5395 Pearl Parkway Boulder, CO 80301 USA Tele: 303-218-5748 Fax: 303-218-5503 mailto:rgeorger...@carrieraccess.com -Original Message- From: Georgerian, Richard Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 7:58 AM To: 'IEEE emc-pstc

RE: CB - the abbreviation

Dan, I thought way back when, before the CB Scheme, the organization, Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (CBEMA), had a report format that manufacturer's can use for creating test reports. Can someone confirm, that the CBEMA format got changed to the 'CB Scheme' so it

RE: NEBS Level 3 Plus

Greeting All, Thank you to those who have responded to my query. This community remains a great value to all of us. Richard == Richard Georgerian Compliance Engineer Carrier Access Corporation 5395 Pearl Parkway Boulder, CO 80301 USA Tele: 303-218-5748 Fax: 303-218-5503

NEBS Level 3 Plus

Greetings All, Does anyone know the specifics regarding Verizons NEBS Level 3 Plus requirement. I have checked the Verizon web pages, the archives of the emc-pstc, and the word search on the internet, with no luck. Otherwise, I believe this is just another name for the checklist document that

RE: FCC Part 68 and prototypes

mailto:rgeorger...@carrieraccess.com mailto:rgeorger...@carrieraccess.com -Original Message- From: Georgerian, Richard [mailto:rgeorger...@carrieraccess.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 1:13 PM To: IEEE emc-pstc Subject: FCC Part 68 and prototypes Hello All, So far we have

FCC Part 68 and prototypes

Hello All, So far we have only tested our products to Part 68 and have not, until now, been requested to connect prototype telecom devices to the network. Is there a process that the FCC has for such prototypes for a limited amount of time and small number of units (less than 10), before the

RE: IEEE C37.90.1-1989

Russ, Looks like going to a test lab that tests telecom equipment to the surge and fast transients requirements would be your best bet. The test labs should be familiar with GR1089_4.5.10 (lightning surge), FCC Part 68_68.302(d) (power line surge), and IEC 61000-4-4 testing (fast transient) and