If you are trying to provide actual protection or information
then I would put that on the product. The manual may be read the first
time or two that an individual reads it (and that's really unlikely in
my case) but it becomes lost and forgotten very quickly. Even familiar
users of the equipment that do retain the manual are only going to
glance at the sections of the manual that they need immediately, not the
User Warnings.
So if you're trying to protect the equipment put the
marking on the equipment (even if you just use the IEC heat symbol). If
you are trying to simply meet the safety standard put it in the manual
Personally, I would put it on the product along with the
warning in the manual to explain it.
You're marketing folks may disagree.
You didn't ask for this but I would also consider feet
or something to increase the heat radiating capacity of this surface. It
provides better protection for the surface the equipment sits on and
helps get heat away from the internal components for increase
reliability.
Your bean counters may disagree.
Gary
-----Original Message-----
From: andreas.tho...@toshiba-teg.com
[SMTP:andreas.tho...@toshiba-teg.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 5:34 AM
To: emc-pstc
Subject: Heat Warning
Dear All,
I like to ask you for your comment regarding following case:
If there is a portable IT product which bottom surface can
become hot
(around 49°C) during use, would you recommend to put a warning
label onto
the product or would you consider a warning in the operator's
manual as
sufficient ?
Thank you for your comments
Kind regards
Andreas Thomas
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