Ralph McDiarmid <ralph.mcdiar...@xantrex.com> wrote (in <de87437fe365cb458c265ea3d73b6f1dd99...@xbc-mail1.xantrex.com>) about 'Test Standard', on Tue, 27 Sep 2005: >That is a very important point and I suspect one which is generally >understood. In particular, it seems to me that meeting the "safety >objectives" of the LVD is the key point, not necessarily which >standards are applied. A Technical File must in the end, provide a >clear justification for claim of compliance.
The trouble is (no, 'one' trouble is) that trying to make up a convincing Technical File from scratch demands a very great deal of knowledge about the principles and technology of electrical safety. Now if everybody had that, the preparation of the 'Multimedia' standard to replace IEC 60065 and IEC 60950 wouldn't be taking so long, or proving so difficult. However, appealing to an existing standard is much less fraught, even if you have to explain why you need to use it and that it affords an appropriate degree of safety. -- 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: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
