You would certainly violate any warranties such as service and
manufacturing.
Bob Heller
3M Product Safety, 76-1-01
St. Paul, MN 55107-1208
Tel: 651- 778-6336
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mo.ieee.org Subject: RE: ReIssue: When
CE doesn't pass
11/25/2002 07:06 AM
Please respond to
Lisa_Cefalo
I would be a bit concerned with altering another's product. Two things
could happen, you could violate some other aspect of CE, so you would need
to re-test everything, or, you could violate something in the design
itself, and how would you explain a field problem? The liability would
rest on you either way. "Passing" CE is such a relative term, as we all
know, and depends on many things including standards tested to, and
pass/fail criteria.
What to do? A nasty dilemma. My suggestion would be, if you want to make
the investment, would be to find out the source of the problem and perhaps
approach the OEM with a proposal for your purchasing a "special" unit that
has "hardened" RF immunity (or emissions, whichever is the problem) That
way, your not accusing them of lying, just stating that your requirements
in the environment used are a bit more stringent. Worth a try.
Good luck
Lisa
Lisa A. Cefalo, CRE
Manager, Reliability and Design Services
MKS Instruments
6 Shattuck Road
Andover, MA 01810
(978)-975-2350 X 5669
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