Re: Creepage on PCB Internal Layers

2002-08-14 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Marking Languages for Canada

2002-08-01 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Marking Languages for Canada

2002-08-01 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Compliance Primer

2002-07-31 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: medical-grade transformers

2002-08-02 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Bonding Impedance

2002-07-26 Thread Rich Nute
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Admin message: posted advertisement

2002-07-11 Thread Rich Nute
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Product safety job at Hewlett-Packard San Diego

2002-07-11 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: TOUCH CURRENT LIMIT

2002-07-09 Thread Rich Nute
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EMC-PSTC now functional

2002-09-23 Thread Rich Nute
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Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge)

2002-09-20 Thread Rich Nute
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Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge)

2002-09-20 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Question: Discharge capacitance 0.1 uF

2002-09-19 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Question: Discharge capacitance 0.1 uF

2002-09-20 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: safety testing in the USA

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Re: safety testing in the USA

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double-pole switching and fusing

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Re: Using PCB traces as transient voltage suppressor

2002-02-20 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Safety of Indicating LEDs

2002-02-20 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: South Korean Power System

2002-02-20 Thread Rich Nute
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Japan mains frequency

2002-02-20 Thread Rich Nute
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Admin message -- format of posted messages should be plain text

2002-02-15 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: OEM

2002-02-15 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: My subscription may have terminated

2002-02-13 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Flammabilty requirement for cloth used on loudspeaker / UL6500

2002-02-13 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Flammabilty requirement for cloth used on loudspeaker / UL6500

2002-02-13 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Teslars???

2002-02-08 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: TUV NRTL

2002-02-07 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: CE Marking - Prototypes

2002-01-31 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Telecommunications Vs. ITE Product

2002-01-26 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Harmonic current emissions

2002-01-23 Thread Rich Nute
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Harmonic current emissions

2002-01-23 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Company close down due to EMC phenomena

2002-01-16 Thread Rich Nute
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Administrative message -- posting formats

2002-11-11 Thread Rich Nute
in ASCII (for the same reason as posting in ASCII), not the business card format that is gaining popularity. Best regards, Richard Nute Administrator, emc-pstc listserver Tel: +1-858-655-3329 FAX: +1-858-655-4374 e-mail: ri...@ieee.org

docopocoss

2002-11-05 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Value of Using Non-NRTL Engineering Firms?

2002-10-29 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: OFF is zero

2002-10-21 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: OFF is zero

2002-10-21 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: OFF is zero

2002-10-21 Thread Rich Nute
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OFF is zero

2002-10-18 Thread Rich Nute
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Origin of power symbols 0 and 1?

2002-10-08 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Creepage

2002-10-07 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Class III ID mark?

2002-09-28 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Class III ID mark?

2002-09-28 Thread Rich Nute
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Class III ID mark?

2002-09-27 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: EN60950-1 Sect 2.5 Limited Power sources

2002-09-04 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Green/Yellow Earthing Leads

2002-09-04 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: electric strength test

2002-09-04 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: EN60950-1 Sect 2.5 Limited Power sources

2002-09-03 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Green/Yellow Earthing Leads

2002-09-03 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: electric strength test

2002-08-23 Thread Rich Nute
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IT power distribution and Norway (was electric strength test)

2002-08-23 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: electric strength test

2002-08-23 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: electric strength test

2002-08-23 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: electric strength test

2002-08-22 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: electric strength test

2002-08-22 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: Criteria for UL V0 plastic enclosure

2002-04-15 Thread Rich Nute
use any plastic. Best regards, Rich Rich Nute wrote: The choice is yours. If your product is supplied by a Limited Power Source, then you may use any plastic for the enclosure. If your product is not supplied by a Limited Power Source, then you must use V1 or better

Re: Don'r Get Caught Running a Red Traffic Light!

2002-03-08 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: ventilation holes

2002-02-26 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: UL Material flammability requirements for enclosures less than .3

2002-02-26 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: ventilation holes

2002-02-26 Thread Rich Nute
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Re: double-pole switching and fusing

2002-02-25 Thread Rich Nute
Hi John: I read in !emc-pstc that Rich Nute ri...@sdd.hp.com wrote (in 200202202227.oaa19...@epgc264.sdd.hp.com) about 'double-pole switching and fusing', on Wed, 20 Feb 2002: Tables 2E and 2F are invoked only by the Note 2 to Sub-clause 2.7.4. A Note is informative

[PSES] informative documents -- safety

2013-10-04 Thread Richard Nute
Here a a couple of documents you might find useful. They were posted to LinkedIn. From Australia. http://www.productsafety.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1003280 http://www.productsafety.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1003284 Enjoy! Rich -

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Concerning EN 61010-1, §9.6 Overcurrent protection

2013-11-01 Thread Richard Nute
9.6 Overcurrent protection (no text) 9.6.1 General (uses the word shall; not the word must) 9.6.2 Permanently connected equipment 9.6.3 Other equipment In context of the Clause, the requirement of 9.6.3 is to require the overcurrent device, if provided, be a part of the equipment. (Once it had

Re: [PSES] standards update and legal madness

2013-11-09 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Brian: ... they want to see complete list of organizations and individuals that contributed to the errors that caused a mandatory update to the standard. Errors is an assumption made by the customer lawyers. I would disagree that the mandatory updates were due to errors. Seldom do published

Re: [PSES] Job Opening for EMC Engineer

2013-11-18 Thread Richard Nute
EMC Engineering is not something that is being taught in colleges Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory The Missouri ST Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory supports EMC research and education projects with a goal of developing the knowledge base, tools and people necessary to

Re: [PSES] Cooling fan safety query

2013-12-13 Thread Richard Nute
Hello Ian: The first question is whether or not the fan is necessary to meet the temperature requirements of the standard. If yes, then the fan and its alternates must be tested to prove that the end-product meets the temperature requirements. A UL-certified fan should reduce the testing

Re: [PSES] Cooling fan safety query

2013-12-16 Thread Richard Nute
-- but not much -- in the equipment. Best wishes for the holiday season, Richard Nute Product Safety Consultant Bend, Oregon, U.S.A. On 12/16/2013 1:30 AM, McBurney, Ian wrote: Hello Rich; Can I suggest to the safety testing agency to disconnect or stall the fan rotor for all testing? Would

Re: [PSES] Clarifications for Functional Earthing

2014-01-05 Thread Richard Nute
Hi David: Let me start my reply with some definitions: Symbol 5019 means protective earth (ground). Its purpose is to identify any terminal which is intended for connection to an external conductor for protection against electric shock in case of a fault... See IEC 60417. Usually, this is

Re: [PSES] question about overheated/swollen UPS batteries

2014-01-06 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Doug: A battery is never off. The best you can do is disconnect it from the circuit. Whether or not the battery is disconnected, if the separator is damaged, the resulting chemical reaction will heat and produce gas which will cause the battery to swell. (Some batteries have

Re: [PSES] Clarifications for Functional Earthing

2014-01-06 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Dave: On 1/5/2014 8:36 PM, Nyffenegger, Dave wrote: So you are saying DIN GRN/YEL rail terminal block indicates bonding conductor and it's OK to use this to connect functional earth to chassis even if there are no other bonding conductors needed and connected to the DIN GRN/YEL terminal

Re: [PSES] Clarifications for Functional Earthing

2014-01-06 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Dave: On 1/6/2014 6:34 AM, Nyffenegger, Dave wrote: EN 60204-1:2006 3.45 defines protective conductor- conductor required for protective bonding by some measures for protection against electric shock for electrically connecting any of the following parts: – exposed conductive parts; –

Re: [PSES] Coin Cell Batteries in Remote Controls

2014-01-17 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Scott: The requirements for coin cell batteries in UL 60065 and UL 62368-1 were adopted in a voluntary standard to avoid the US Government adopting a mandatory government standard. See http://beta.congress.gov/bill/112th/senate-bill/1165 For UL, if an ITE product had a coin cell in a

Re: [PSES] Rear panel marking

2014-01-21 Thread Richard Nute
Dear Ian: You have entered a contest of wills. The situation is not a contest of what is safe or not safe. The situation is not a contest of compliance to the standard or not. The test house, having taken a position, cannot be argued into giving up its position without losing face. I advise

Re: [PSES] Rear panel marking

2014-01-22 Thread Richard Nute
: Richard Nute [mailto:ri...@ieee.org] Sent: 21 January 2014 19:26 To: McBurney, Ian; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Rear panel marking Dear Ian: You have entered a contest of wills. The situation is not a contest of what is safe or not safe. The situation is not a contest

Re: [PSES] Audio Frequency Induction Loop

2014-01-24 Thread Richard Nute
750V DC Overhead Catenary Systems... When I lived in the Barcelona area, the local rail system used color TV (crt) monitors to provide the timetable. As a train approached the station, the colors and then the shape of the display would distort, getting worse as the train got closer. Then, when

[PSES] Emergency stop graphic symbol

2014-02-05 Thread Richard Nute
Here is the Emergency Stop symbol, IEC 60417-5638: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69937717/iec60417-5638.jpg You can buy a label with the symbol from various label suppliers. Best regards, Rich - This message is from

[PSES] obsolete ac power connectors

2014-02-11 Thread Richard Nute
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~hilpert/e/powerConn/index.html - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org All emc-pstc

Re: [PSES] Gold medal for product safety?

2014-02-18 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Brad: The IEEE PSES (which runs this listserver) plans awards and recognitions at its annual Symposia (May 5-7 this year in San Jose). The awards and recognitions contact person is: Murlin Marks murl...@ix.netcom.com You can see this year's Symposium announcement at:

Re: [PSES] Critical Components definitions

2014-02-22 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Dave: There are no standard definitions for critical components. However, do a Google search for critical components list and you will find a number of examples and opinions as to a definition of critical components. For example,

Re: [PSES] Curious Situation in Italian Customs

2014-03-03 Thread Richard Nute
It is dismaying, but not unexpected, that the 'crackdown' includes a body of fictitious 'requirements' generated in overheated local imaginations and having nothing to do with the real new requirements. Back in the days of the Nixon administration, this was known as jawboning. Government

Re: [PSES] 61010 testing fine points for creepage and clearance.

2014-03-27 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Lauren: You ask some questions whose answers cannot be short. Transient overvoltages are normal in any power distribution system. They arise mainly from two sources: 1) lightning; 2) switching equipment on and off. Transient overvotages are either normal mode or common mode. Normal mode

Re: [PSES] Old photo?

2014-04-18 Thread Richard Nute
If you do a fault tree of the situation, you will find that the situation meets all the criteria for safety -- under normal conditions and under single fault conditions. I've used this pix as part of my presentations for some time. Rich On 4/17/2014 10:35 AM, Ron Pickard RPQ wrote: There

[PSES] 2014 IEEE NW Colloquium on Product Compliance

2014-04-30 Thread Richard Nute
Announcing the 2014 IEEE NW Colloquium on Product Compliance: Global Compliance: The New Frontier. May 21, 2014 Shiley Hall University of Portland Portland, Oregon, USA Sponsored by the Oregon and SW Washington Chapters of the IEEE Product Safety Engineering and EMC Societies. The Oregon and

[PSES] LAST CHANCE - 2014 IEEE PSES and EMC NW Colloquium: this WEDNESDAY, May 21st, Univ. of Portland, Shiley Hall

2014-05-19 Thread Richard Nute
Rich Nute Past, Present and Future of Product Safety 11:30 -1pm LUNCH Vendor Presentations in room 301

Re: [PSES] radiated emissions testing may understate actual emissions, an example using a class D stereo amp

2014-06-04 Thread Richard Nute
On 6/4/2014 9:47 AM, Mike Violette wrote: Class B limits are amazingly conservative, to which large populations of devices ascribe. Try using an ordinary AM radio beside a compact fluorescent lamp as on a beside table. - This

Re: [PSES] Machinery Directive 1.7.1

2014-06-10 Thread Richard Nute
When I lived in Spain, we bought a new washing machine. It had a multi-language manual with the English buried towards the end. And, it only used pictograms on the machine. The pictograms were not understandable to us, and they were not well-explained in the manual. We had to experiment to

Re: [PSES] Varistor and Earthing

2014-06-20 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Alex: You can't pass the dielectric withstand test with the varistor in place. On the other hand, with the varistor in place, the insulations supposedly won't see the transient overvoltages, so there is no need to test whether or not the insulations will withstand the transient

Re: [PSES] Exhaust fume hood recommendations

2014-06-20 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Peter: Since you will be doing flammability tests, see 5.1 of UL94 which has specifications for the fume hood. Note that during the flammability test, the hood is draft free while permitting normal thermal circulation of air past the specimen. Best regards, Rich -

Re: [PSES] UL61010-1 CSDS Proposal for 6.5.2.4

2014-06-24 Thread Richard Nute
On 6/24/2014 6:55 AM, Kunde, Brian wrote: What does stressed only by d.c. mean? How are Mains Circuits stressed by d.c.? Hi Other Brian: One must distinguish between ac mains and dc mains. dc mains are not subject to the same overvoltages as are ac mains. Therefore, dc mains are not as

Re: [PSES] UL61010-1 CSDS Proposal for 6.5.2.4

2014-06-24 Thread Richard Nute
On 6/24/2014 10:29 AM, Tyra, John wrote: For IEC60065 Appendix N2.1 (informative) specifies a maximum production line dielectric trip current limit of 100mA. This is considered a dielectric failure and looked at as the same as breakdown or flashover. Hi John: IEC 60065 is dumb. A

Re: [PSES] Varistor and Earthing

2014-06-25 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Joe: As I mentioned in my original posting, I have seen no peer-reviewed papers showing plug-strip or equipment SPDs as preventing damage to equipment. I see no benefit in such SPDs. My responses are imbedded in your message. On 6/23/2014 1:20 PM, Joe Randolph wrote: 1) The SPDs can be

Re: [PSES] Varistor and Earthing

2014-06-26 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Joe: 4) Now consider the case where the ground pin on the mains plug is left floating. This can happen when an uninformed customer uses a cheater adapter to convert to a 2-pin mains outlet. In this configuration the 3000 VRMS isolation barrier has 400V SPDs connected directly across

Re: [PSES] Varistor and Earthing

2014-06-27 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Joe: I think that perhaps my frustration with the SPD allowances (at least for AC mains) has been due to my misunderstanding of the purpose of the 3000 VRMS requirement. I always thought that this requirement was

Re: [PSES] agilent vs keysight

2014-07-02 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Brian: You can expect the traditional (original) HP product support from both Agilent and Keysight. Unlike the current HP, Agilent and Keysight management are from within and hold the traditional HP values. Best regards, Rich -

Re: [PSES] Another Machinery Directive Question

2014-07-11 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Doug: The definition you quote would mean that all CD and DVD drives would be subject to the MD? Fans in computers? Best regards, Rich On 7/11/2014 12:00 PM, Douglas Nix wrote: Carl, Paul, List members, This is not gray at all. The assembly meets the fundamental definition of

Re: [PSES] Definition of unsafe product

2014-08-01 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Scott: The product (which was certified to the version of the standard that was in effect at the time) was tested by a third-party laboratory (to a new requirement in the current edition of the standard) and found non-compliant. Somebody (either the laboratory or the authority) used the

Re: [PSES] question with regard of inverter

2014-08-06 Thread Richard Nute
Dear Boštjan: Despite UL1741 and UL 840, OVC does not apply to DC. There is no research that I know of that supports use of AC OVC to DC. If the 450 V DC is not outside the building or is otherwise not subject to lightning-caused overvoltages, OVC does not apply. Likewise, if the 450 V DC

Re: [PSES] question with regard of inverter

2014-08-06 Thread Richard Nute
Dear Boštjan: If the solar cells are hit by lightning, then the DC and inverter system will likely be destroyed, and the transient will propagate into the AC system. There is no way to protect against a direct lightning strike except to use a system of lightning rods, and they may not provide

Re: [PSES] Routine HiPot Testing

2014-08-06 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Mike: For a peak working voltage of 340 (240 rms), the routine test (Table 5B) is 3000 V rms for 1 second between mains and ground. (You do not have a peak working voltage exceeding 420 so Table 5B Part 2 does not apply.) If you apply Table 5C, you must determine required withstand

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