"Price, Ed" wrote:
>
> Doug:
>
> The rationale that I recall is that test equipment is expected to be
used by
> people who understand the nature of electrical measurements and
safety.
> These people will have the knowledge and resources, beyond those of
a
> typical consumer, to recognize and ameliorate interference and other
> problems. Further, it is argued that compliance measures might
hinder
> absolute accuracy and sensitivity of measurement equipment. Also,
that test
> equipment is not usually manufactured in numbers comparable to
typical
> consumer equipment, so the impact on a society is less.
>
> IIRC, there is a somewhat shorter and simpler explanation buried
somewhere
> in Part 15.
Okay, follow me on this for just a minute.
" 47 CFR, 15.103, Exempted devices.
(c) A digital device used exclusively as industrial, commercial,
or medical test equipment."
The important word is "digital". Why just digital? Does this mean
if a company makes analog industrial, commercial, or medical test
equipment, that equipment MUST be tested?
Regards, Doug McKean (slowly becoming more confused ...)
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