Hi Jennifer, I would argue that the test should not be applied that port, simply because that port is fed from a 24V supply upstream. It is perfectly reasonable to specify in the product documentation that the supply upstream must meet the requirements. Why make the compliance process more onerous?
Furthermore, Annex A, and Annex B of EN61000-4-5, recognises a product such as yours by allowing you to specify the installation classification, e.g. Class 0, look at Table A.1 and all the tests are not applicable. Regards, Enci At 13:43 17/12/01 -0600, you wrote: > >Hello everyone, > I am currently trying to test a product of ours that falls under 50082-1 >generic standard for light industrial equipment. Our problem is that we >have a 24VAC power input port. The generic standard calls out for EN >61000-4-5 on AC power input ports. After looking at EN 61000-4-5 it seems >that it is intended for AC mains voltages, but I couldn't find anything that >says a 24VAC input is exempt from this test. I am looking for outside >opinions on whether this test is truly applicable. > >Thanks, >Jennifer Banh > >BTW, we already tried just testing to the spec, and failed. Any suggestions >on how to protect against this test would also be appreciated. > > > >------------------------------------------- >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. > > ------------------------------------------- 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.