Hello, Just want to throw my 2p --ooops 2c in.
This issue ( of ITE universally being Class B ) is not new. It started way before 1995 when the generic standards were released mandating that all equipment NOT tested to the heavy immunity should be tested to Class B emissions. I remember distinctly then a shiver going up and down my spine!! You see, unlike the very ordered and structured approach of the FCC who defined emissions limits to whom you were selling - the EU regulators decided to define the emissions limits based on installation. In the US that might be one and the same - after all, who lives in a factory. In Europe the situation is not so clear. It is perfectly possible for folks to live cheek-by-jowl with businesses i.e. in the same apartment complex. Hence the push ( I think) for Class B everything for ITE. There is also this presumption of quality. A Class B piece of gear has lower emissions. Therefore the quality must be higher. Having said all that - this thrust MUST be resisted stoutly at all levels for any number of reasons: 1) Cost - We have already invested dollars in immunity. 2) Need - There is no data to support the assumption that Class A gear has/will cause widespread disaster. 3) Legislated Quality. - Need I say more. ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org