Craig, this is a common problem. My experience is with North American Manufacturers selling to Europe. In order to comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD), and Self-Declare compliance with the CE Mark, one applies an EN standard such as EN1010, for Test, Measurement and Control Equipment, or EN60950, for Information Technology Equipment, and implicit to each of these standards are blanket statements, such as (paraphrasing only...) components must be suitable for the intended jurisdiction, and that appropriate ratings shall be used....
So, this means that when a supply cord is used, inspite of the common ground of the CE Mark and LVD, the country-by-country national marks are STILL applicable for these kinds of items!! Not to mention the language concerns, for explaining these kinds of details in manuals etc. To avoid this problem I advise the majority of my clients with 'plug gable' equipment, using a detachable cord, to simply omit the cord and advise that they are to be provided at the time of installation. Non detachable corded equipment, unfortunately, should be appropriately rated and certified for the country of destination. -- Alternately, if so provided, the stripped end of the power cord can be deemed to be your 'field wiring terminals', and you can state that it is to be installed by a licensed electrician or journeyman - your customer can then do whatever they want, and yet you have complied with the LVD!! I hope this helps!! If anyone reading this has found other work-arounds on this issue, I invite your comments!!! Regards, Rob Stirling, P.Eng. Protocol ________________________________________________ For COMPLETE safety, EMC, and regulatory Compliance Engineering solutions call Protocol!! ph 604 218 1762 fax 604 572 9408 Vancouver B.C. ________________________________________________ Crabb, John wrote: > > My company (NCR) ships automated teller machines worldwide. Our policy > on plugs is simple: - > If the product is 120V, we supply a UL/CSA cordset with a NEMA plug, > and if the product is 220/230/240V, we supply a "HAR" cordset, WITHOUT > A PLUG, together with a one page chart showing the plugs for various > countries. > > For many years, we used to ship ALL products with the American cordsets, > without any complaints (except for some mutterings from Germany), but we > changed over to the "HAR" cordset for 220/230/240V units when an external > safety consultant insisted this was necessary for Europe. I won't comment on > this, > other than I didn't think there was anything "unsafe" about the American > cord, > and in any case, you could always always argue that the cord was not part of > > the equipment. > > John Crabb, Product Safety Engineer, NCR Financial Solutions Group Ltd, > Dundee (City of Discovery), Scotland. > > --------- > This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. > To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org > with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the > quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, > j...@gwmail.monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or > roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, j...@gwmail.monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
