richhug...@aol.com wrote (in <1f5.1373943e.3072d...@aol.com>) about 'Car adapter', on Mon, 3 Oct 2005:
>An ISO standard covering an electrotechnical subject. Aren't >standards quaint! > The automotive industry uses ISO standards for its mechanical bits, so when they started on auto electrics standards, they naturally went to ISO. After quite a few years, IEC accepted the situation, but not without a good few tears and tantrums. ISO is taking on other electrotechnical subjects, and one day I suspect there will be a take-over bid. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. Deadlines are 90% of deadliness. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk - 2005 IEEE Symposium on Product Safety Engineering 3-4 October Schaumburg, IL http://www.ieee-pses.org/symposium This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: 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: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc