Hello Jon, At first, if your product is connected to the mains voltage i.e. a LVD voltage as supply source, it as to fulfill the LVD requirements. It is as simple as that. The presence of high voltages in addition to that, does not implicate additional tests have to be performed FOR CE-MARKING !! You may like however to assure your customers by adding appropriate tests.
If your product is NOT connected to the mains voltage - battery operated - the LVD directive currently is not applicable, unless voltages in between the LVD boundaries are externally accessible. If these voltages are higher, most of the time they will be able to get within these boundaries too, therefore the LVD requirements may be applicable.. There exist however no CE-MARKING requirements for this type of equipment as far as the higher voltage concerns. The above concerns to apparatus, not to components, I'm not so good into these ! Ing. Gert Gremmen == CE-test, qualified testing, Consultancy, Compliance tests for EMC and Electrical Safety 15 Great EMC-design tips available ! Visit our site : http://www.cetest.nl The Dutch Electronics Directory http://www.cetest.nl/electronics.htm == -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Jon D Curtis [SMTP:[email protected]] Verzonden: woensdag 4 februari 1998 19:50 Aan: [email protected] CC: [email protected] Onderwerp: Products outside LVD range This one's more appropriate for the EMC-PSTC List :) -JDC. From: "D. E. Smith" <[email protected]> Subject: Outside the LV Directive Range What do you do it your product has a working voltage outside the LVD range? While the LVD has a range of 50 to 1000 volts DC or 75 to 1500 volts AC a product like a high voltage test probe may not fall into this range because they measure voltages from 6 to 40 KV. What happens if someone would use one of these probes to test a circuit that falls within the LVD? Can we test to IEC 1010 Category III and if it passes can we claim compliance? RCIC - http://www.rcic.com Regulatory Compliance Information Center
