Hi Joe, Personally, in my humble opinion, I'd have to question what would happen to my end user if for any reason what so ever the AC adapter shorted over to the 7vdc side.
This is a personal opinion. I try to stand up on a soap box about matters like this and usually lose. But, in my opinion, I try to read the spirit of the standards rather than the black and white. I understand that what I'm suggesting is not really spelled out in black and white somewhere, but if given half the chance, I'd test. One of my jobs is safety whether it's written in some standard or not. I would think of the adapter AND the product to which it's attached as the "system". Not only that, but a 115/230 VAC AC powered system and test it as such. Again, simply my opinion ... Regards, Doug McKean At 03:29 PM 6/25/99 -0400, Finlayson, Joe wrote: > >Hello Group, > > I am in the midst of evaluating the compliance status of a >particular product for a potential OEM relationship. This product is a >standalone box with Ethernet ports powered by an external AC adapter with an >output of 7VDC. The adapter is NRTL Listed, IEC 950 CB report, etc. >although the box itself has no safety certs whatsoever. My understanding is >that there is no legal requirement to have an NRTL Listing, etc. for such a >product although my policy has been to get that third party mark to minimize >liability and such. Can anyone share some more info as to their reasons for >listing or not listing such a product which is well below hazardous limits. >Horror stories are definitely welcome as I would like ammunition to justify >my case to force the issue. > >Thx, > > >Joe > > >***************************** >Joe Finlayson >Compliance Engineering Manager >NBase-Xyplex >295 Foster Street >Littleton, MA 01460 >Tel: +1 (978) 952-5887 >Fax: +1 (978) 952-5054 >Email: jfinlay...@nbase-xyplex.com --------- 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, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
