RE: 60601-1 leakage current testers

2002-07-23 Thread Info
Try Ergonomics, Inc for the leakage current meters. Their number is 215 357 5124 and the WEB site is www.ergonomicsusa.com Dave George -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of Brian McAuliffe Sent: Thursday, July

RE: CE (LVD) for Fruit Juicers

2002-06-20 Thread info
Hi Robert This type of product would be covered by EN 60335-2-14, Particular requirements for kitchen machines. The scope includes citrus fruit squeezers and centrifugal juicers. Technically, the machinery Directive does apply since it meets the definition of a machine, assuming that it is not

RE: EMC and LV Directives online

2002-05-16 Thread info
Links to the European Commission's website have already been posted but FYI the UK Government has produced some documents called Product Standards ... which are supposed to be a rewrite of the UK regulations in plainer English. The technical parts of the National Regulations are identical (or at

Re: Safety of microwave ovens

2002-01-15 Thread info
Ravinder The IEC standard for microwave ovens is IEC 60335-2-25, this allows a maximum leakage of 50W/m2 at 50mm or more from the external surface of the microwave oven. I tested a few of these a few years ago and found levels well below the above limit even at closer than 50mm. I am sure that

Re: China authority for Radio equipment

2002-01-10 Thread info
Darren Please look at www.int-app.tuv.com. Best regards Glenn Moffat TUV International UK Tel: +44 121 634 8000 Fax: +44 121 634 8080 Hi every one, I am currently trying to get a radio device approved in China, Can any one tell me who the authority is in China, or help with a contact e

Re: stability

2001-12-14 Thread info
I no longer have a copy of the 5th edition but from your email, I suggest that the equipment must be both floor standing and have a mass exceeding 20kg. Why do you reference the 5th edition, this has long been superceded by the 6th edition and the 7th edition has also just been released. Best

Re: CE-mark compliance

2001-11-16 Thread info
John We often come across large systems or machines where we ask the manufacturer for certification details for the components, they sometimes are unable to get much information from their suppliers, a common example is for transformers where it is unlikely that they have been tested, except as

Re: CE-mark compliance

2001-11-15 Thread info
Look in the archives of this discussion forum and you will see instances of occassions where no testing has been conducted. Test houses generally do not accept a Declaration of Conformity for any product unless further proof is available in the form of acceptable test results (from a 3rd party

Re: Power Plugs

2001-10-04 Thread info
Legally the regulations refer to appliances intended for domestic use. See http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1994/Uksi_19941768_en_1.htm Section 11(1)(d). It is not uncommon for any equipment intended for connection to a domestic power supply to have a plug fitted even if it is for professional use.

Re: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-27 Thread info
You do not make it clear as to what Directive you are referring to. I can respond regarding safety and the LVD. The requirements under the LVD are that equipment must be safe and complying with the principle elements of the safety objectives of Annex I and that they should be constructed in

RE: Request for a Compliance Matrix

2001-09-21 Thread info
Our International Approvals website may be of help, look at www.int-app.tuv.com Regards Glenn Moffat TUV International UK Tel: +121 634 8000 Fax: +121 634 8080 Thank you John, that NEMKO link is very helpful. On the Safety side, this link (http://www.cbscheme.org/cbscheme/cbcntris.htm) should

Re: Low voltage exclusions for railways

2001-09-07 Thread info
Dear Nick I once asked the LVD section of the Department of Trade and Industry (Current contact - Chris Parish) this question, and the reply was that the Shipping, aircraft and rail industries have their own (international?) requirements and compliance should be against these requirements, they

RE: Manufacturing Hipot Testing

2001-08-23 Thread info
Just a viewpoint from one of those commercial test houses. In Europe the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive are that a product must be safe, be constructed in accordance with good engineering practice and comply with the principal elements of the safety objectives detailed. It does not