Bogdan, You are probably correct on the wiring issue. The problem is trying to get answers as to why from the PCBC. We use business partners who are residents of Poland in Warsaw to work with the PCBC and still had difficulty understanding the "extra" requirements.
If the problem is the plug, as you say, why would other affected countries not require the same manual statments? For Class II equipment, reversal of phase and neutral will have little effect on the safety of the equipment. I am well aware that either the wall plug or the appliance inlet connector can serve as the official disconnect. Perhaps the PCBC is not equally aware of this. However, in this case, the issue of disconnct has nothing to do with safety, but of economy of electrical power. Some ITE when turned "off" is designed to go into a "sleep" or idle mode. If the user is not aware of this, and must achieve zero watts, I suppose only a manual statement can solve this problem. George Please respond to Bogdan Matoga <bogdan.matoga%fibre....@interlock.lexmark.com> To: George Alspaugh@LEXMARK, emc-pstc%majordomo.ieee....@interlock.lexmark.com cc: bcc: Subject: RE: EMC/Safety in Poland George: I am sorry, but your statement that Polish outlets are not always wired correctly is incomplete at best. The problem is the plug, which can be reversed, even when everything is wired correctly. The same "problem" exists also in Germany. France avoided the possibility of reversal but different configuration of the grounding pin which protrudes from the face of their outlet, the corresponding plug has a female connector for this pin. As far as "miswiring" of outlets is concerned, you can find that even in the U.S.A., intended to say that even non-reversible plugs are no guarantee that a single pole switch (or fuse) does the job. Furthermore, as far as on/off switches are cincerned, IEC950, Sec. 2.6.2 permits the use of the plug on the power supply cord etc. as a disconnect device. Regards, Bogdan. bogdan.mat...@fibre.com -----Original Message----- From: geor...@lexmark.com [SMTP:geor...@lexmark.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 12:39 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: EMC/Safety in Poland Susan, You may find one or more of the following requirments as well: Signed and "sealed" statements pertaining to your ground continuity and hi-pot testing. Manual statement that the product must be unplugged to reduce power (watts) to zero. Polish law requires all unused ITE to be turned off at night. Some low end ITE do not have on/off switches as at rest power is only 3-5W. Manual statement if the on/off switch does not break both sides (phase and neutral) on line. Polish outlets are not always wired as intended. An inspection of your factory by PCBC inspector. Ours took two days, at our expense. etc.. George Alspaugh Please respond to krzysiak%polbox....@interlock.lexmark.com To: emc-pstc%ieee....@interlock.lexmark.com cc: Susan Beard <sbeard%iu....@interlock.lexmark.com> (bcc: George Alspaugh) bcc: George Alspaugh Subject: Re: EMC/Safety in Poland Dear Susan, Before obtaining "B" safety certificate of ITE in Poland you have to deliver: Application form CB Test Certificate CB Test Report Operation manual Service manual Test reports (RFI) to Polish Centre for Testing and Certification (see: http://www.cbscheme.org/country/cbpoland.htm for details) If you don't have any test reports you may let an accredited laboratory in Poland (like this one below) to carry out these tests for you: - safety acc. to PN-93/T-42107 (idt. IEC 950: 1991 +A1: 1992 + A2: 1993), - radiofrequency disturbance acc. to PN-EN 55022: 1996 (idt. CISPR 22: 1993 document). Best regards, Krzysztof Sieczkarek Laboratory of Automatic Identification Techniques Institute of Logistics and Warehousing Poznan, Poland fax +48 61 8526376 http://www.ilim.poznan.pl/la/index_E.html Susan Beard wrote: > > I recently read an article in Conformity discussing Poland's "B" mark for safety certification. Could anyone in this group provide more information on both the EMC and safety requirements for shipping ITE into Poland? > > Thanks in advance. > > Susan Beard > sbe...@xlcomputing.com > Cycomm Secure Solutions > (formerly XL Computing, Inc.) > > RCIC - http://www.rcic.com > Regulatory Compliance Information Center