Re: [PSES] Making 50 Hz power

2018-09-07 Thread Michael Mertinooke
Many years ago, a local test lab in Newburyport, MA used decommissioned hydroelectric generators driven by electric motors for their AC mains testing. For 50 Hz they dropped huge resistors (carbon piles???) in the river and just loaded down the motor-generators. The boiling river water,

RE: Compliance Primer

2002-07-30 Thread Michael Mertinooke
I took a similar tack, except for 5, 6, and 7, and he quietly moved on to pressure another department. Best regards, Dave Lorusso Lorusso Technologies, LLC Hah. You expect us to believe you never did a Number Seven? We know you better than that Dave, you sly dog, you. =] And you are

RE: CE - the abbreviation

2002-02-11 Thread Michael Mertinooke
We had a short discussion last autumn about the abbreviation of 'CE'. CE... That would mean 'Caveat Emptor', right? Mike --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at:

RE: [Fwd: User Warning Signal Words]

2001-11-07 Thread Michael Mertinooke
For a good summary of UL and International label design rules, go to http://www.hazcomsys.com/domes.html DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. This signal word is to be limited to the most extreme situations.

RE: Hertz Vibration?

2001-08-14 Thread Michael Mertinooke
I found quite a lot of references via Google, to 'Hertzian Vibration.' A lot of them made reference to contact closure types of equipment. By inference, it seems to be used in relation to low-frequency mechanical vibration. Still sounds like a stupid bit of pseudo jargon to me. Like 'Hourly

A public apology to Agilent

2001-06-27 Thread Michael Mertinooke
Hi; A couple weeks ago I politely criticized the HP/Agilent E7401A spectrum analyzer. Okay, so I called it a piece of garbage. That was based on two basic facts: 1) It was ridiculously user-unfriendly. 2) Customer support was friendly but unhelpful. I now wish to publicly apologize. Two nice

RE: Agilent EMC analyzer

2001-06-12 Thread Michael Mertinooke
Could be viewed as free advert for Agilent. That's okay, John. I replied privately to Gunter, and I called the E7401A an absolute piece of trash. So it evens out in the end. Cheers! Mike Mertinooke

RE: EMC Wall Charts

2001-05-25 Thread Michael Mertinooke
I also recommend the Schaffner charts. They are just packed with good reference information! Put them up next to your screen room, situated so when you have a visitor, the charts would be visible over his shoulder. The next time some wise guy who has just taken an EMC seminar asks you to some

RE: Li-ion Batteries

2001-05-21 Thread Michael Mertinooke
Is there a European standard for Li-ion batteries? Is there a battery directive? If yes, what standards is applicable? CE mark required? -- As far as I know, the relevant EU directive is 98/101/EC, 22 December 1998, which adapts 91/157/EEC on batteries and accumulators. This only

RE: Public Health and Safety Signs

2001-05-18 Thread Michael Mertinooke
signs at work. Is there a similar Directive for health and safety signs for the general public? Whoo! The mind boggles! You mean with like people with exclamation point in triangle tattoos on various portions of the anatomy? Or biohazard labels on the door of the kids' rooms? Judging from some

RE: HP6842A harmonics analyser - is it obsolete?

2001-01-04 Thread Michael Mertinooke
Dear Valued Regulatory Test Solution Customer, Agilent Technologies has recently made a strategic decision regarding our acsource product family... ...to withdraw from the EMI compliance market. So, within a frame of less than five years, I have a $13,000 software investment which is no longer

RE: we need some information

2000-11-28 Thread Michael Mertinooke
Heh! Used a CRT focussing coil with a Lionel train transformer, actually. By quickly making and breaking the connections I could time the current so it would accelerate the ball bearing smartly. And where did we get our CRT focusing coil? Hmm? You must have been SOME kid to raise!

Esperanto

2000-03-27 Thread Michael Mertinooke
Scott: According to Ergane 4.2; freedom = libereco justice = justeco property = bieno / eco / kvality (three different words meaning property) private = nepublika / privata / senofica (three different words in Esperanto, only one word in English) protest = protesti / protesto tyranny =