Re: [PSES] Production Line testing for UL60950

2015-06-23 Thread Arthur Michael

Hi John,

To  my recollection (which gets fuzzier by the day), I think you will find 
product specific requirements in UL's FUS Report/s.


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On Tue, 23 Jun 2015, John Allen wrote:



Can someone point me in the right direction (i.e.; what clause number can I 
find it??) regarding
production line testing in UL60950-1.


Thanks,


John

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Re: [PSES] Brick power supplies and test errors (two topics)

2014-12-14 Thread Arthur Michael
Re Trust but verify: President Ronald Reagan was using an old Russian 
proverb, in speaking to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev about an arms 
control treaty . Although it was a very old adage, Reagan quoted the 
phrase in Russian to Gorbachev, to underline his meaning. In spoken 
Russian, the phrase rhymes. Here are some details:


President Reagans favorite Russian saying regarding arms-control 
agreements  doveryai, no proveryai, trust, but verify.


Regards, Art Michael

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On Sun, 14 Dec 2014, Doug Smith wrote:


Hi All,

A number of you have attended my web presentation on ESD/EFT internally
generated in system power supplies. As little as 500 V of applied ESD or EFT
is able to break down the supply in both polarities for only one applied
polarity. I have posted on this before. Now, in addition, to the small wall
plug power supplies tested, I have now confirmed that brick type supplies
used in PCs can also exhibit these characteristics. Next to try on larger
internal power supplies, likely to see the effect here too. We will see.

When I was at Auspex Systems (1996-2001) we had 8 EMC radiated emissions
tests performed on our equipment (three 1500 lb cabinets full of disk
drives). Of these, 4 tests had significant test errors, two major and two
minor errors, but all had a large impact to our company! The tests were done
at three different labs over time, all made at least one error. Trust but
verify.

In 2010-2011, I evaluated 8 ESD guns, all had current calibration stickers.
2 of the 8 did not produce the correct output, off by a lot. Trust but
verify. (Any of you know who said that quote? It is someone from a
completely different field from us.) All the bad data I have ever seen, came
from calibrated equipment.

Here are some links on the above topics (if your computer puts a [1] in
the link, remove it. Internet files do not end with [1]:

http://www.emcesd.com/tt2014/tt120214.htm (my latest Technical Tidbit)
December 2010, Comparing IEC 61000-4-2 Compliant ESD Simulators
March 2011, Using High Frequency Measurement of ESD Current to Find Problems
with an ESD Simulator

Also check out my YouTube channel tech videos, 100,000 view now. Look for
Doug Smith EMC and that should bring up my channel. I am not one of the
Doug Smiths who are musicians.

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Re: [PSES] HAR factories for marked cable

2013-04-24 Thread Arthur Michael
Hi Peter et al,

Here is a link to the official HAR Fact Sheet [as found on Safetylink.com];

http://www.eepca.eu/dev/page.php?p=203

Best regards, Art

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 Good afternoon.

 A cable supplier has mentioned that cables cannot bear the HAR marking
 if they are not manufactured within an EU country.  This seems to be
 buried in HAR agreement documents that are out of my reach.  Can anyone
 confirm this?


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Re: [PSES] CE Marking Provoquim

2012-08-18 Thread Arthur Michael

Hello John et al,

The English language while blasted by many as difficult, is a marvel in 
itself. I did not need to look up the invented word Provoquim or 
Provoquium in any dictionary. It's meaning was obvious at first glance. 
Very clever of you, John Pearson!


What do you think of my invention: emailversation ??  Is its meaning 
obvious at first glance. I think so. Again, you can blame the English 
language for that - or just enjoy the invention.


While some have mentioned the commercial aspects of safety compliance, 
I've always referred to them as the product safety Laws of Economics.


Try marketing your electrical product to a major retailer in the U.S. 
without safety certifications; it is mandated by J.C. Penney, K-Mart, 
Walmart, Target, Sears, QVC, etc., etc., etc.  Many of them even have 
their own test labs to verify the safety of the electrical products they 
procure and ultimately market to consumers.


In the U.S. insurers of industrial/commercial sites also require 
electrical safety certification of products utilized in those 
industrial/commercial sites.


In my own experience of 30+ years of electrical safety compliance, IBM 
(and other bigs) will not even evaluate an alternate manufacturer's 
power supply, until it bears valid electrical safety cert's.


The Law of Economics is loud and clear; it mandates electical 
product safety compliance for the buyer's offerings.


Best regards, Art Michael

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John McAuley john.mcau...@cei.ie writes:


BTW, has a new word, ?Provoqium?, been invented? I can?t find it in any 
dictionary. Comes up as a variation of provoke.


The spelling is 'unorfadox'! Provoquium would be legitimate classical Latin, 
from provoco, provocare - to challenge, provoke or bring about. The 'ium' 
suffix is for 'a place where...', as in 'auditorium', and the modulation of 
'provocium' to 'provoquium' is conventional.

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Re: [PSES] Wireless Telephone and Wireless Internet Clash

2012-02-24 Thread Arthur Michael

HI Scott,

We had to move a 2.4 GHz cordless phone away from a nearby router and that 
solved a plethora of problems in our home. We then replaced that phone 
with a 900 MHz cordless oldie-but-goodie phone and the problems did not 
reappear.


Good Luck, Art
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Hello All,

We have a situation in our house. Two years ago our cable system went Chapter 
7. So we signed up with an ISP that provides a wireless Internet connection. 
Radio and antenna are 40 feet up in the big tree out front of the house and 
operates at 915 MHz. The radio is connected to our router (in the basement 
wiring cabinet) via shielded CAT-5. The house is wired with CAT-5 in every 
room and all terminate at the wiring cabinet. The external power supply 
feeding power to the radio (POE) is located in the basement wiring cabinet 
right next to the routers EPS.


We regularly have Internet problems, losing connection, extremely slow 
transfer rates, etc. It seems particularly bad between 6 and 10 pm (usually a 
few hours in that block of time). It is pretty consistent (almost daily). Our 
ISP pings every radio in the system every 15 seconds and plots the return 
time. Normally we run in the 10 to 20 msec range. But when it goes bad, ping 
times can exceed 3-5 SECONDS! Or sometimes it just cannot talk at all. Our 
radio power levels are always quite strong (-59 to -63 dBm), even when we 
cannot ping or pass data. The ISP compares my return response to another 
radio less than a mile away from me. Theirs is always rock steady, nary a 
ping over 30 msec. He showed me plots of both radio power levels and ping 
response times and it is very clear to me that my system is falling down a 
lot, to the point of not even being able to use it.


The router is only a year old, the laptop is only 3 months old. We had these 
same problems with the old router and the old desktop too. The mains wiring 
is all less than 10 years old and mechanically screwed down rather than 
stripped and poked into the outlet, etc. I even went around to check 
connections and tightened some loose screws in the old part of the house two 
years ago. When I wired the house, I took extra care to keep good routing and 
separation of AC, CAT-5, and RF. All network and RF connectors are good 
quality and poor crimp connections were not tolerated. Everything is tight 
and in good order.


The ISP says it is not the radio, but somehow the data is getting hosed 
before it can be modulated onto the carrier. He thinks it is something in my 
house causing the problem. He said he has seen problems before with wireless 
telephones, Blackberry's, motion detectors, and some other things. We do have 
a 900 MHz wireless telephone that is 5-7 years old. After my most recent 
conversation with the ISP, I decided to disconnect the 900 MHz wireless 
phone. I had not told the ISP and tonight he emailed me and asked what we had 
done. He said the system graphs had improved dramatically. Next week we are 
going to plug the phone back in and see if the problem repeats.


My question(s) to the list are how do you explain this? Is it radiated as in 
two radios beating against each other or your more normal radiated EMI 
getting in the system hardware? Is it conducted on the mains or the network 
wiring? Where is the ingress occurring? Can the phone make enough EMI to 
trash the data getting into the radio? I will also be looking for a solution 
(besides trashing the phone).


I have my ideas and opinions but will hold those for now. As always, I will 
be looking forward to the interesting comments, ideas, and solutions that 
come from you all.


Thanks in advance for your replies.

Best,
Scott

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Re: [PSES] Mandatory NRTL certification

2012-01-06 Thread Arthur Michael

Hi all,

Regardless of the OSHA requirements already addressed within this list, 
don't lose sight of the fact that there's The Law of Economics at play 
here as well. I don't believe any major retailer (Walmart, Target, K-Mart, 
Sears, etc.) will accept electrical/electronic products without NRTL 
markings. Some even have their own test labs to further satisfy themselves 
that the products are safe.


Additionally, in the workplace or other commercial structures, it's a 
requirement of most insurance policies that electrical/electronic products 
bear NRTL markings.


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Re: [PSES] Experts and Wisdom

2012-01-04 Thread Arthur Michael

Hi PSTC-ers,

Here is Mark Twain's take on wisdom:

A man never reaches that dizzy height of wisdom that he can no longer be 
led by the nose. - Mark Twain's Notebook


Happy New Year to all, Art

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Re: TV-1 ROCKET SWITCH ILLUMINATED

2008-08-22 Thread Arthur Michael

Hello Reginald,

Just go to the UL Certifications Database (at www.ul.com) and put TV-1 
into the field called Keyword (it's the last one on the data input page).

The results yield 4 listings, one for a US company, the others in Japan.

Regards, Art Michael
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 I have a product that is currently
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 I NEED TO FIND A MANUFACTURER OF A TV-1 SWITCH.
 SPECIFICALLY IT NEEDS TO HAVE...

 TV-1 SWITCH

 1) ILLUMINATION
 2) ROCKET SWITCH
 3) Current Range .5 - 1amp

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Position Open, NECA, Director of Safety

2008-07-24 Thread Arthur Michael

Hello all,

This opening crossed my desk earlier today; please contact Earl Hopgood, 
agency contact listed at the end of this message if interested. I have no 
further details and I'm passing this along as a courtesy to Earl.

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NECA, Director of Safety

Summary: JDG Associates has been engaged by the National Electrical 
Contractors Association to conduct the search for the position of Director 
of Safety. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, NECA’s national office and its 
120 local chapters advance the electrical contracting industry through 
advocacy, education, research, and standards development. Founded in 1901, 
NECA is the voice of the $100 billion electrical contracting industry and 
works to promote higher standards, quality workmanship, and training for a 
skilled workforce. NECA's key functions include: Assistance to local 
chapters in the negotiation and administration of labor agreements with 
the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Publications and 
workshops; The Electrical Contractor magazine; The industry’s premiere 
annual convention and trade show. The position reports to the Executive 
Director of Standards and Safety. The Director of Safety’s mission is:

To foster a commitment to workplace health and safety in the electrical 
contracting industry. To promote safety programs and training that helps 
save lives, reduce workplace accidents, injuries, and illness. To help 
reduce costs associated with workplace accidents.

Please visit NECA at www.necanet.org
Compensation: $75,000 to 85,000 plus excellent benefits

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Re: ANSI Z535 Graphics/Label Design

2008-05-09 Thread Arthur Michael

Hello Rick,

It has taken me a while to re-locate this valuable resource. St. Claire, 
Inc. offers their web-based Safety Sign Builder 2.0 at no cost other than 
a simple registration  a request for a donation once you have logged-in. 
It's very useful and enables on to design ANSI or OSHA safety signs in 
English, Spanish and French.

I've mounted their link in the Safety Link's EHS  OHS Resources section 
at:

www.safetylink.com/resources/ergonomics-occupational-health-resources/

The abovmentioned resource is the sixth link in that section.

Best regards,
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 I am looking to create a single safety label in accordance with ANSI 
 Z535 standards. Obviously I would like to create this label myself using 
 the correct graphics, colors, etc. Can anyone tell me if icons are 
 available on line of if there might be a CD or software package I could 
 purchase to design unique labels? FYI, these will not be used on 
 product, but rather for identification of hazards for test equipment.

 Thanks

 Rick



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Re: Wiring question

2008-05-07 Thread Arthur Michael

Hello David,

With respect to U.S. requirements;  You may be hard put to find a suitable 
MIL connector with a NRTL approval - which is generally required on 
components connected to primary wiring. In my experience, the same can be 
said for MIL wire. You can always submit the connectors or wire for 
NRTL 'approval' but that is both time-consuming and expensive - with no 
guarantee of a successful outcome.

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On Wed, 7 May 2008, Gelfand, David wrote:

 I have been asked to evaluate a radio transmitter system with an ITE 
 interface.  I have no experience with wiring and codes.

 The designer wants to take single phase 120/230 Vac primary and connect 
 it to a circular MIL connector on a panel.  From the panel, he wants to 
 run a 1.5km shielded outdoor cable, MIL connecter to MIL connector, to a 
 second location, to another panel MIL connector.

 The design should be accepable in both USA and Europe.  Assuming that

 - both locations are properly grounded, - the wire is properly rated for 
 outdoors, for voltage and current, - there is sufficient clearance on 
 the connectors, - this is in a restricted access area;

 What issues are involved?

 Can he use the shield to carry the ground or does he need a separate 
 internal ground wire?

 Your input is much appreciated.

 Thanks,

 Dave


 David Gelfand Conformity Specialist Kontron Canada Inc. 616 Curé Boivin 
 Boisbriand QC Canada J7G 2A7 450 437 5682 x2449


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Re: LVD voltage limits

2003-11-05 Thread Arthur Michael

Hi John,

The following article was published in the last issue of Int'l Product
Safety News.  Enjoy!

Regards, Art Michael

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_EC2000  Beyond_

Major Changes Proposed for the Low Voltage Directive

by Arthur E. Michael, Editor, Int'l Product Safety News*

The working document LVD Update.4 details proposals which have been in
development since 2001 for updating of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC
(LVD). There are significant changes proposed and we draw your attention
to the following:

Re Voltage Range: ... for use with a supply or output voltage not
exceeding 1000 Volt for alternating current and 1500 Volt for direct
current . The minimum voltages, previously designated as 50V AC  75V
DC are noticeably absent in the proposal. Therefore, the lower end of the
range is proposed to be 0V AC or DC.

Re Components: The directive shall not apply to the following equipment:
Basic components intended to be incorporated into electrical equipment
whose compliance with the essential requirements of this Directive cannot
be assessed independently.

The original LVD called for equipment to be safe - and then is fairly
quiet on what safe  entails. The proposed directive, in Annex I (titled,
Essential health and safety requirements)  provides a long list of
required 'protections'. Under the topic of Electric Shock and other
electrical hazards it lists: Leakage Current, Energy Supply, ESD, Arcs and
these must all take into account electrical, mechanical, chemical and
physical stresses.

Additional hazards that the user must be protected from include Fire
Hazards, Mechanical Hazards, Other Hazards (including explosions caused by
the product itself or by substances produced, emitted or used by the
equipment);  this section lists an additional 12 subdivisions of hazards.

Annex I also calls for protection again hazards arising from incorrect
functioning, hazards arising from electric, magnetic and electromagnetic
fields, other ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Ergonomic compliance is
also a requirement of this proposal.

The proposal provides a detailed listing of Information Requirements
which covers elements such as identification of the equipment by means
such as type, batch, serial number or similar. It also requires
instructions, identification of the manufacturer, and the name of the
responsible person in the EC if the manufacturer is not established in the
EC. The proposal calls for instructions for safe installation,
maintenance, cleaning, operation, storage and warnings where potential
risks are not evident.

There is much more of interest in this proposal that we cannot address due
to space considerations. The latest iteration of the full report, titled,
LVD Update.4 is now available on the Europa site, we located a copy at:

europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/lv/direct/lvdupdate4.pdf

And, a report commissioned by the UK's Dept. of Trade and Industry,
titled, Limited Regulatory Impact Assessment on the revised limits for
the Low Voltage Directive, dated APR 2002, can be found at:
www.com-met2005.org.uk/events_lit/newsletters/DTI_LVD_Report.pdf

Reprinted with permission of Int'l Product Safety News, Vol 16, No, 5
Sept/Oct 2003. Copyright 2003 Arthur E. Michael

For further information, see: www.safetylink.com/ipsninfo.html

REF: IPSN1608.A   3.4K char's

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On Wed, 5 Nov 2003, Tyra, John wrote:

 Hello Everyone,

 I have read on this list and have been told by TUV that the lower limits for
 the voltages of products which fall under the Low Voltage Directive may be
 eliminated so that low voltage products would now fall under that directive.

 On the Europa website I read an LVD Working Document, dated 7/13/01, that
 there were two proposals:

 1. Delete the lower limit and introduce risk assessment similar to the
 Machinery Directive
 2. Leave the limits as is but add an annex to include certain low voltage
 products, lighting system, household appliances, TV/Radio etc

 I found a Working Guide for the LVD dated 3/7/02 which  showed that there
 are countries which favor one or the other proposal while the UK favored no
 change..

 Does anyone have any new information or can point me in the direction which
 would give me a more recent an update of this proposal? I am very interested
 in where this proposal is heading..

 Thanks in advance for your help..

 Regards,


 John Tyra
 Product Safety and Regulatory Compliance Manager

 Bose Corporation
 The Mountain, MS-450
 Framingham, MA 01701-9168
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Re: Product Safety Society By-Laws

2003-10-03 Thread Arthur Michael

Hi Jacob,

I'll get back to you on 31 FEB '04 on that subject.

Best regards, Art Michael


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On Fri, 3 Oct 2003, Jacob Schanker wrote:

 The IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society has an interesting clause
 in their By-Laws regarding the payment of dues:

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Re: Bible for Safety engineers

2003-08-29 Thread Arthur Michael

Hello David,

See:  www.safetylink.com/bookshop.html for a list of electrical safety
compliance and emc resources.

Regards, Art Michael


On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 david.gra...@realcompliance.com wrote:

 Hello Group,

 Does anybody have any recommendations for books on electrical / mechanical
 safety?
 Many thanks,

 Dave Graham.




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Re: 94V-0 question

2003-08-12 Thread Arthur Michael

Hello Dave,

Nomex paper (sheet stock) will do the trick, I believe.

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RE: NARTE safety engineer certification

2003-07-23 Thread Arthur Michael

Hello Peter,

I believe the plan is to make the official announcement of the NARTE
Product Safety Engineer Cert'n program at the IEEE EMC Symposium
(Boston-August).

Patience, Little Grasshoppre, Patience.

I do agree that the earlier announcement may have been a bit premature
(and perhaps NARTE was overwhelmed by the response).

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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003, Peter L. Tarver wrote:


 I received what amounts to a courtesy response from NARTE
 this morning.  It only took four weeks and as many weekly
 pleas for a response, including boosting the importance of
 the last e-mail.

 My confidence in the value of NARTE's program is uninspired.


 Regards,

 Peter L. Tarver, PE
 Product Safety Manager
 Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services
 San Jose, CA
 peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com


  From: Peter L. Tarver
  Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 6:03 AM
 
  Out of curiosity, I wrote NARTE directly regarding the
  below, to see what benefit they believe NARTE
  certification
  would offer someone who already has experience in product
  safety and a PE Registration.  It's been a week and they
  have not responded.  Perhaps that's their answer.
 
 
  Regards,
 
  Peter L. Tarver, PE
  Product Safety Manager
  Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services
  San Jose, CA
  peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com
 
   From: gr...@test4safety.com
   Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 2:48 PM
  
   It’s also worth noting that NARTE will begin the
  Grandfathering
   phase for their Certified Product Safety
  Engineer/Technician
   award: you can get more information by
  registering on the
   501(c)(iii)  (Charity) site of www.eGlobalEd.Org
  
   Best regards
  
   Gregg
 


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Re: Need cheap hotel close to EMC show

2003-07-11 Thread Arthur Michael

Hi Charles,

That's a tall order (request).  My recommendations, look for hotels in
Tewksbury (about 30 miles North and a bit West of Boston). There'e a
plethora of hotels, suites,etc. and not a lot of business in those
surroundings these days.  It's accessible by I-93 and between Lowell and
Andover. Another clutch of hotels can be found in and around Woburn near
junction of I-95 and State RT 3.

Another place to look is in Marlborough MA, near Junction of I-495 and
State RT 20 where you will find close to half a dozen hotels. This is also
25-30 miles outside (West) of Boston.


Best regards, Good Luck, Art Michael


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 Charles Grasso
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Re: Need 230VAC-115VAC 500VA Step-down Isolation Transformer with UL, cUL, and CE

2003-03-11 Thread Arthur Michael

Hello Bill,

Do you need 1, 10, 1000 or more of these transformers? That'l help me
direct you to the right source.  And, will this be mounted internally to
your equipment, or standing on the floor next to it?


Regards, Art Michael

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On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Bill Johnson wrote:


 Hi!

 I apologize if this is an inappropriate question for this forum.

 I am trying to select the above component for a product we are designing.

 I have found transformers with no approvals, one with UL and cUL, but not
 CE.

 Any advice on where to look or how to select such a component would be a
 great help!

 Thanks!


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Re: Looking for Tables of Metric Wire Sizes

2003-02-14 Thread Arthur Michael

Good Morning John,

Visit the Safety Link www.safetylink.com and search (Control-F) on the
term ILSCO Wire Gauge Comparison Charts -  Lots of good info there.

While at the Safety Link also search (Control-F) on the term wire charts
for resources provided by Alpha Wire.

Regards, Art Michael

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On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, John Barnes wrote:


 EMC-PSTC'ers,
 Where can I find a table(s) or list(s) of the preferred wire sizes
 (electrical and otherwise) used in Europe, Japan, and other countries on
 the metric system?  I'm looking for:
 *  Names/numbers of standards.
 *  URL's for wire-manufacturer's websites.
 *  URL's for distributors' catalogs.
 *  URL's for web pages on the subject.
 *  URL's for linecord manufacturer's web pages.
  OR
 *  Anything of the sort that may lead me to this information.

 Or can you tell me from your own experience which of the following (or
 other?) gages are currently used outside the US?  I've gone through
 manufacturer's catalogs, searched the Internet, and looked through some
 15 bookcases of electronics and metal-working books in my personal
 collection without finding a definitive answer as to which metric wire
 gages are currently used worldwide.

 I am working on the ampacity (current-carrying capacity) appendix to my
 new book, Robust Electronic Design Reference, which I am writing for
 Kluwer.  I also plan to put the wire gage information on dBi's web site,
 to make it readily available so that I can get comments and corrections
 via the Internet.

 In the US we use American Wire Gage (AWG, also called Brown  Sharp
 Gage, BS) and even gages for the most part, which correspond to a
 roughly 20% reduction in diameter for each step.

 So far I have found tables that specify metric cross-sectional area in:
 *  Hitachi Electronic Wires and Cables catalog, 1991-- page 278 lists
JIS sizes for 0.035, 0.05, 0.1, 0.14, 0.18. 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 0.75,
1.25, 2, 3.5, 5.5, 8, 14, 22, 38, 60, and 100 mm^2.
 *  Oleflex Cable Advanced Cable Technology catalog, 1984/1985-- page 54
lists European Cable Stranding for 0.14, 0.25, 0.34, 0.38, 0.5, 0.75,
1.0, 1.5, 2.5, 4, 6, 10, 16, 25, 35, 50, 70, 95, 120, 150, 185, 240,
300, 400, and 500 mm^2.
 *  IEC 950, 1996-- Table 11 lists sizes of conductors for power supply
cords of 0.75, 1.00, 1.25, 1.5, 2.5, 4, 6, 10, 16, 25, 35, and 50
mm^2.

 I have found tables that specify metric diameters for solid wires:
 *  Querschnitt und Gewicht von Runddrahten aus Kupfer, date unknown--
page unknown lists Durchmesser (diameters) of 0.04, 0.05, 0.56, 0.06,
0.063, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09, 0.1, 0.112, 0.118, 0.125, 0.132, 0.14, 0.15,
0.16, 0.17, 0.18, 0.19, 0.2, 0.224, 0.236, 0.25, 0.265, 0.28, 0.3,
0.315, 0.335, 0.355, 0.38, 0.4, 0.425, 0.45, 0.475, 0.5, 0.53, 0.56,
0.6, 0.63, 0.65, 0.71, 0.75, 0.8, 0.85, 0.9, 0.95, 1, 1.06, 1.12,
1.18, 1.25, 1.32, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 2, 2.5, 2.65, and 3 mm.
 *  Metric wire gage-- gages 0.5 to 100 corresponding to diameters of
0.050mm to 10.0mm.
 *  German Wire Gage (GWG)-- gages 1 through 25 corresponding to
diameters of 5.5mm to 0.438mm.

 I've also found tables based on diameters in inches:
 *  British Standard Wire Gage (SWG), also called New British Standard
(NBS), English Legal Standard, and Imperial Wire Gage.
 *  Birmingham Wire Gage (BWG), also called Stub's Iron Wire Gage.
 *  London Gage, also called the Old English Wire Gage.
 *  Twist Drill Gage.
 *  Stubs Steel Wire Gage.
 *  Steel Wire Gage (Stl.W.G.), also called Washburn  Moen (WM),
Roebling steel wire gage, or American Steel  Wire Co.'s gage.
 *  Steel music wire gage.
 *  Music wire gage.

 But some of my sources go back to the 1940's, so I don't know how far I
 can trust them...

 Thanks!
   John Barnes KS4GL, PE, NCE, ESDC Eng, SM IEEE
   dBi Corporation
   http://www.dbicorporation.com/
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   (859)252-6128  fax

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RE: EU ascensions - Which countries officially accept the CE mark?

2003-01-20 Thread Arthur Michael

Hello David,

The link provided by Andre (cut from your e-mail and pasted into my
browser) worked!  Try it again. (Internet Explorer sometimes lies :-)

Also checkout the parent page for the link Andred provided:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/regulation/pecas/pecas.htm

Additional info can be found via the Google search too if you search on
the term-  PECAS +Europe

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 Andre:

 The URL which you provided is not a valid web page.

 Can you please resend, and verify that the link is proper before sending?

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 Pierre-Marie
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 Mike,
 May be you can find the answer at :
 http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/regulation/pecas/pecas_negotiations
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