I recall from my days of managing EMC that the FCC does not allow a
manufacturer to "declare" if an ITE product is Class A or B. They look
at the price, and where the product is advertised and sold as well. If
the product is within the price range consumers are willing to pay,
advertised in consumer publications, and sold through routine consumer
outlets, then it is Class B.
Note that consumers are far more familiar with PCs now, and many are
willing to pay up to $3K or more for a home PC.
George
prao%tennyson.com...@interlock.lexmark.com on 02/01/2001 07:04:50 PM
Please respond to prao%tennyson.com...@interlock.lexmark.com
To: woods%sensormatic....@interlock.lexmark.com,
emc-pstc%majordomo.ieee....@interlock.lexmark.com
cc: (bcc: George Alspaugh/Lex/Lexmark)
Subject: RE: FCC for PCs
You are right, they should be Class B unless they excusively specify that
the PC is not for home use.
You will need them to be Class B to start with and when you load them with
custom option cards there is a high chance that the EMI characteristics will
worsen and you'll at least meet Class A.
Praveen
-----Original Message-----
From: wo...@sensormatic.com [mailto:wo...@sensormatic.com]
Sent: Friday, 2 February 2001 2:08 AM
To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
Subject: FCC for PCs
We are purchasing a PC loaded with custom option cards from a supplier that
obtains the PC from a third party. The end unit as sold to us and resold by
us is not intended for home use. However, the base PC initially sold by the
third party is sized and priced such that it could potentially be used in
the home. The computer does not display the FCC mark, but is marked
according to Class A requirements.
I am concerned that the computer may not be in compliance with FCC marking
requirements. What are the current rules that would apply in this case?
Richard Woods
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