Hi folks A comment - I would urge a little caution if IT products are being used in the industrial or medical environments since it is these where the "traffic light" approach is mandated in the appropriate sector standards (e.g. EN60204 & EN/IEC 601 respectively).
Also, "correctly" coloured LED's are now available for many purposes, so there is not too much justification for claiming that you cannot get the correct coloured devices! John Allen Thomson-Racal Defence Electronics Ltd. PS: The comment is based on bitter past experience - albeit many years ago - when working on CT Scanners for EMI Medical (now long defunct) and when LED's were almost exclusively Red with no options! -----Original Message----- From: Andrews, Kurt [mailto:kandr...@tracewell.com] Sent: 25 September 2000 14:04 To: Mark Schmidt; emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: Red LED's Mark, Clause 1.7.8.2 of EN 60950 (for ITE Equipment) states: "Where safety is involved, colors of controls and indicators shall comply with IEC 73. Where colors are used for functional controls or indicators, any color, including red, is permitted provided that it is clear that safety is not involved." We have used red LEDs in ITE equipment that is approved for use in the EU for items such as fan faults, overtemperature faults, etc. These products have been approved for use in the EU by both TÜV and Intertek with red LEDs. Kurt Andrews Compliance Engineer Tracewell Systems, Inc. 567 Enterprise Drive Westerville, Ohio 43081 voice: 614.846.6175 toll free: 800.848.4525 fax: 614.846.7791 http://www.tracewellsystems.com/ <http://www.tracewellsystems.com/> -----Original Message----- From: Mark Schmidt [SMTP:mschm...@xrite.com] Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 9:59 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Red LED's Is the use of Red LED's acceptable for I.T.E. equipment in the EU in accordance with LVD and EMCD? All comments welcome. Thank you. Mark Schmidt X-Rite Incorporated U.S.A. mschm...@xrite.com ------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------- 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
