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I read in !emc-pstc that Chris Maxwell <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'Optical Passives for European Market' on Wed, 23 Jun 2004: >The ones that I'm familiar with are completely passive. No electronics >at all. Mostly silica, epoxy and possibly a metal tube for strength. > EMC 'benign', then. No safety hazard if one looks into the output while the laser is on? >You wouldn't find them in a typical Radio Shack. I understand that very little can be found in a typical Radio Shack these days! > >That's why I'm voting for no CE mark required. Wouldn't you agree, now >that I've described the object a little better? Well, the position of items of commerce which fall within the scopes of safety and/or EMC standards but inherently conform is actually unclear. Some customs officers and market surveillance authorities would be suspicious if the mark were absent. If in doubt, it's best to put the mark on. I did try to get the UK to propose a special mark for such inherently conforming products, but to no avail. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. IEEE PSES Main Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions for use of the list server: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
