Dan,

A good place to start would be CENELC's List of Decisions regarding EN60950 3rd 
Ed. (see attached).
Pay particular attention to page 3.
(See attached file: EN60950_3rd,CCA.pdf)

Best regards,

Ron Pickard
rpick...@hypercom.com



                                                                                
                                            
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Hi all,

Is it generally permissible to put a varistor (MOV) across the 120 Vac
line and ground for surge suppression/line conditioning products? I can
see some potential safety implications here if the MOV shorts but I am
interested in how this is addressed in the relevant safety standards.


Dan Kwok
Principal Engineer
http://www.intetron.com

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