I read in !emc-pstc that Chris Allen <chris_al...@eur.3com.com> wrote (in <80256b13.004f5079...@notesmta.eur.3com.com>) about 'Mains Cords in the UK and the fuse rating', on Thu, 29 Nov 2001: >For an IT product there is a restriction in the use of mains cords with a cross >sectional area of 0.75mm2 for units up to 6 amps when the cord is greater than >2m in length (EN60950: 2000 section 3.2.5)
This, AIUI, is based on requirements in USA and Continental Europe for the (6 A?) fuse in the consumer unit to operate correctly. A L-E fault current of at least 9 A must flow. > >Can anyone tell me is there is a requirement (in any standard) specifying a >maximum fuse rating that should be fitted to the plug of such a cord and what >it >is? BS1363. It was Table 2 in the 1984 edition, but may have moved. In that edition, a 13 A fuse was allowed, but you should check with the latest edition. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk After swimming across the Hellespont, I felt like a Hero. ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ 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: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
