Hello Dan, Item 1 is not taking the rest of the paragraph into consideration.
My interpretation goes along with your items 2 and 3. My interpretation to Item 2, however, does not see the public utility exclusivity. Delete the adverb "only". Regards, Bandele Jetstream Communications, Inc. badep...@jetstream.com >-----Original Message----- >From: Dan Kinney (A) [mailto:dan.kin...@heapg.com] >Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 12:41 PM >To: emc-p...@ieee.org >Subject: FCC Part 15 exempted devices > > > >I need help with interpretation of one paragraph in FCC Part >15. I have the >1 Oct 97 version. Paragraph 15.103 (b) says a digital device >is exempted >from Part 15 if it is "used exclusively as an electronic >control or power >system utilized by a public utility or in an industrial >plant." One could >interpret this several ways to include: > >A digital device is exempted if it is used exclusively as: >1) an electronic control >2) an electronic control utilized by a public utility only >3) an electronic control utilized in an industrial plant > >The first interpretation is pretty broad and would exclude a lot of >equipment. The third interpretation is broad but causes the >manufacturer of >control equipment to somehow make certain his products do not >end up in use >anywhere except in an industrial plant. The second >interpretation is narrow >and might be the real intent of this exemption. > >I would appreciate any advice on how any of you would interpret this. >Thanks in advance. >Dan Kinney >Horner APG > > > >------------------------------------------- >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 > > ------------------------------------------- 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
