Hi Raymond. You wrote: <Is it correct to classify a travel iron as a portable tool rather than a household appliance according to EN 6055-2 harmonics test standard? >
I would opine 'NO'. When this gadget is in use it will be used in a domestic environment, hotel toom, washroom, wherever. Unlike a power tool which will be used everywhere there are 'things to be done'. The fact that you carried it there is not relevant to it's EMC performance. I would definitely call it a Household Appliance. Also, I wouldn't worry too much about testing for harmonics if it is only a resistive heating element with mechanical thermostat, i.e. no non linear devices. I would be tempted to describe it in your techy documentation as EMC benign. ( Unless of course the product has built in solid state temperature control, and that would be a very dodgy product in terms of electrical safety without a contact backup.) A humble opinion, a couple of pence worth perhaps. Chris Dupres Surrey, UK.
