I have had products with this type of construction. I have products with IEC-320-C14 inlet molded power cords that I have sent through VDE for IEC 60950 / EN 60950 approval and I have not had any compliance issues. I have also owned a number of UL /CSA approved computer monitors with this construction.
1. Does anyone have a problem with this construction? Customers may find this inconvenient and most devices use the panel mounted inlets rather than the cord mounted inlets. However, this is just a customer acceptance issue, not a regulatory issue. 2. Does IEC 60950 / UL 1950 prohibit this construction? No. This construction is acceptable. 3. Has anyone approved a unit having the above described construction? Yes. I have had UL, CSA and VDE accept this construction. Ted Eckert Regulatory Compliance Engineer American Power Conversion Corporation teck...@apcc.com The items contained in this e-mail reflect the personal opinions of the writer and are only provided for the assistance of the reader. The writer is not speaking in an official capacity for APC nor representing APC's official position on any matter. Please respond to pmerguer...@itl.co.il (Peter Merguerian) To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org cc: (bcc: Ted Eckert/SDD/NAM/APCC) From: pmerguer...@itl.co.il (Peter Merguerian) on 03/20/2000 08:07 AM Subject: Appliance Inlet Integral to Power Cord Dear All, I have an ITE product with a power cord terminated at the end with a molded-on IEC320 inlet (similar to an inlet used on an appliance but this one is terminated at the end of the cord). This inlet is used to mate with a detachable cord set in the field. Q. Does any one have a problem with this construction? My concern is that being on the floor, the and its connections might be subjected to abuse. Q. I was unable to find a clause in IEC950/UL1950 which does not allow this type of construction. It may be part of the national witing rules (such as the US/Candian NEC/CEC) but I have not done a research yet. Q. Has anyone Approved a unit having the above described construction? Thanks and Best Regards Peter Merguerian Managing Director Product Testing Division I.T.L. (Product Testing) Ltd. Hacharoshet 26, POB 211 Or Yehuda 60251, Israel Tel: 972-3-5339022 Fax: 972-3-5339019 e-mail: pmerguer...@itl.co.il website: http://www.itl.co.il ------------------------------------------- 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
