John - The case of internal use of elevated voltages (as in a lap top computer screen backlight) is clearly addressed by the interpretation.
To test the consistency of the interpretation, imagine a product with a supply voltage below the limits in the LVD, where the LVD would not apply to that product. That product then performs power transformation (or conversion) and, in turn, supplies other equipment (whether ancillary to the equipment performing the conversion or not) at voltages within the scope of the LVD, making the LVD applicable to the latter product. Does the term "supply" in reference to the aforementioned interpretation apply only to the energy sinking port of equipment or to all equipment ports, whether sinking or sourcing electrical energy? Example: A product available in the US (and possibly in Europe) is a power inverter that can supply household appliances using an automobile battery as its source. Handy for weekend campers that prefer to bring a few conveniences along with them. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com > -----Original Message----- > From: John Woodgate > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 12:37 AM > To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org > Subject: Re: CE Mark vs. e-Mark > > Although the wording of the LVD implies that > the voltage limits > apply to internally-generated voltages, there is > now an official > 'interpretation' that they apply only to supply voltages. > -- > Regards, John Woodgate ------------------------------------------- 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: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com 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: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
