RE: One-offs and FCC Part 15 ?

1998-09-11 Thread Gary McInturff
Neil, Here is a copy of the statutory exemptions straight out of part 2. There are other temporary exempting while compliance is being obtained. Basically, you can't sell it or market without compliance, but you can mark it and send it to customers for trial but you must replace it or make

RE: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-11 Thread Egon H. Varju
Less seriously, I still favour the proposal to use DIC (drive-in certification) in WC (World Certification mark), that some twit suggested in this forum early last April. Egon :-) __ Egon H. Varju, PEng E.H. Varju Associates Ltd. North Vancouver, Canada

Re[2]: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-11 Thread ron_pickard
Jim, But then we'd all have to pay royalties for using the WM (ugh...). Would the collected funds be thrown into the bottomless depository in Dayton? And I thought the IRS was powerful. :-) Best regards, Ron Pickard ron_pick...@hypercom.com __ Reply

RE: Re[2]: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-11 Thread Knighten, Jim
Ron, I'm already buying additional shares of NCR in anticipation of boom in revenues. Jim Dr. Jim Knightene-mail: jim.knigh...@sandiegoca.ncr.com Senior Consulting Engineer NCR 17095 Via del Campo San Diego, CA 92127 http://www.ncr.com Tel: 619-485-2537 Fax:

RE: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-11 Thread Jim Eichner
How about a little constructive anarchy? Suppose a large number of companies decided all at the same time to take a stand on this. Suppose each company took all of the Certification marks off their products except one for safety and one for EMC. At first, countries with mandatory

Re: RE: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-11 Thread Scott Douglas
Well, not to be left out of the fray, I already have started my little piece of the anarchy. I am down to two marks on the cert. label. I still pay two agencies, only because I don't want to take on more work than I already have. I do one test one time and, if needed, pass those results to the

RE: Re[2]: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-11 Thread Russell, Ray
Greetings, A few years ago at a NEMKO seminar I attended, there was a presentation on the key mark. Because it looked like a key and would open doors to all markets. I believe this was a proposal from the IEC. Anyone hear any recent developments on this possibility? I imagine with the CE

Re: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-11 Thread Laurie Mead
Sounds crazy to have so many marks and certifications for the same things. Some of you already know about the new mark QualMark and TUV Product Service are offering, Qht Certification. Given the current climate against more bumper stickers, I just wanted to give you guys a heads up on how Qht

Inrush current and utility power line reistance

1998-09-11 Thread jgarrett
From: John Garrett@HNS on 09/11/98 11:02 AM To: ieee pstc list emc-p...@ieee.org cc: Subject: Inrush current and utility power line reistance Hello All, I have a question with respect to the typical resistance of the mains utility wiring; from the mains utility transformer into a

Re: One Mark discourse

1998-09-11 Thread ron_pickard
Hi John, Your mark? I guess your opinions are not exactly unbiased. You seem to be much too serious going into a weekend. My experience has shown that Friday is either a day of catching your breath from the scenarios of the week, or having to run faster to catch up until you run off the

Fw: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-11 Thread Laurie Mead
-- From: Laurie Mead lm...@qualmark.com To: UMBDENSTOCK, DON umbdenst...@sensormatic.com; 'emc-pstc' emc-p...@ieee.org; 'Dan Mitchell' dmitch...@eoscorp.com Subject: Re: Are all these agencies really necessary? Date: Friday, September 11, 1998 9:30 AM Sounds crazy to have so many

laser safety requirements in Japan

1998-09-11 Thread kris carpentier product safety lab
Does anyone know what the requirements are in JAPAN for Information Technology equipment using LASERS. Is IEC60825 used or do they have their own requirements? Regards, Kris emc-p...@ieee.org - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send

Global Marking

1998-09-11 Thread Steve Kuiper
Members, As optimistic as I would like to be, it's much to early to suggest global integration of a world mark, therefore I must agree with one of our customers who recently suggested a substitute marking in lieu of the OM or WM. SOOL.(shit out of

RE: Re[2]: Are all these agencies really necessary?

1998-09-11 Thread Gary McInturff
Ray, Turns out that UL just did an story on it in their On the Mark magazine Summer 1998 Volume 2, Number 2, page 7. Makes interesting reading particularly in the light of the discussion we have going. Here is an interesting excerpt - Although the CE Marking was introduced by the

Euro cordage: HAR versus CE?

1998-09-11 Thread Rich Nute
Hello from San Diego: Two questions about Euro cordage: 1. HAR mark. I have heard that this mark can only be used when the cordage is manufactured in a factory physically located within the HAR countries. Is this true? Can you cite the HAR regulation? 2. CE mark. I

RE: Inrush current and utility power line reistance

1998-09-11 Thread Campi, Mike
John - Try the test at a phase angle of 0 or 180 degrees. You should come a lot closer to your calculated inrush current of 56.6. You are making the mistake of seeing the input section of the power supply as a straight resistance circuit. It is more inductive and will behave differently when the

Re: Euro cordage: HAR versus CE?

1998-09-11 Thread Art Michael
Hello Rich, A) I've not heard that CE Markings should go on cordage but . B) I believe that HAR Harmonized Cordage is a CENELEC program and only available to CENELEC member countries and manufacturers located therein. Regards, Art Michael, Editor * * * * * * * * * * * *

Re: One Mark discourse

1998-09-11 Thread Scott Douglas
allen...@ul.com writes: Well, gee lets see. I work forTherefore I want my mark to go away and make everyone who is in this business equal. OK, how about this. Everyone remove their brand name from products. Let's have one mark and generic products only. Thats a free market system right???

Re: Inrush current and utility power line reistance

1998-09-11 Thread sbeard
The inrush currents I have dealth with in the past were determined by I = C x dV/dt primarily determined by the input EMI filter's capacitance. RCIC - http://www.rcic.com Regulatory Compliance Information Center - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel

RE: Euro cordage: HAR versus CE?

1998-09-11 Thread WOODS, RICHARD
Rich, let me muddy the waters a bit. A power cord assembly requires three, yes, three approvals. One each for the wire, the plug and the socket. The HAR marking is just for the wire. An agency mark is required for the plug and the socket. Also, from somewhere in my dark memory, I recall that the

RE: Euro cordage: HAR versus CE?

1998-09-11 Thread WOODS, RICHARD
I found the info on the thread colors: Length of colors on thread (in cm) Country Black Red Yellow Austria 3 1 5 Belguim 1 3 1 Denmark 3 1 3 France 3 3 1 Germany 3 1 1 Italy 1

The Overall Mark Concept

1998-09-11 Thread grfaith
Ok, here is yet another potentially contentious view: It seems interesting that this discussion should come on the heels of the recent threads discussing the fundamental nature of compliance and confidence building. In the discussion about adequacy of manufacturer statements of compliance, a

RE: OATS

1998-09-11 Thread WOODS, RICHARD
ANSI C63.7:1992, Guide for Construction of Open-Area Test Sites for Performing Radiated Emissions Measurements. We used this guide when we built our 10 m site and we had no problem in passing the site atttenuation test. Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics wo...@sensormatic.com Views expressed

Re: OATS

1998-09-11 Thread Peter Lugg
You may already be aware of this, however, based on personal experience I would endeavour to ensure that your OATS is constructed in an area where ambient signals are minimal. I.E away from industrial areas and as low as possible (in a valley?) in order to reduce levels of VHF interference. Peter

Response to one mark discourse by John Allen

1998-09-11 Thread dfitzger
Well if it's a pissing match you want, I won't have any part of it. I choose to stick with the facts, not the high and mighty attitude of your employer. Some small labs (none I am aware of) might want this mark, but from those I have heard from it is mostly those in industry. They are the ones

RE: OATS

1998-09-11 Thread UMBDENSTOCK, DON
In addition, I would suggest to place your site as far as you can get it from above-ground power poles. Our site is located about 250 feet from the closest power poles. We started out with a clean site with occasional random interference which eventually grew until it washed out any meaningful