I read in !emc-pstc that geor...@lexmark.com wrote (in <200111051917.OAA 13...@interlock2.lexmark.com>) about 'CLASS 11(DOUBLE INSULATED) & 2/3-CORE CABLE', on Mon, 5 Nov 2001: >A word of history on Class I vs. Class II, as I understand it. > >In the beginning there was no such thing as earth grounding in >homes and offices for the needed electrical appliances. The >equivalent of our present double insulation was required to prevent >against electric shock.
No, those old products were 'Class 0' - basic insulation only. Class 0 is banned in most countries now. Looking inside one of those old products makes you shudder now. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Eat mink and be dreary! ------------------------------------------- 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.
