It's the distinction between domestic and non domestic I am interested in. Specifically, if the product is obviously for professional use only (it's a professional drying contractor's de-humidifier), are the manufacturer going to find themselves answering awkward questions to Trading Standards if they ship it with a European (Schuko) plug on the end of the lead and one of those screw-on plug adapters in the box?
Nick. At 11:51 am +0000 5/1/06, Barker, Neil wrote: >Having just read the Regulations, I would interpret them as applying to any >equipment fitted with a plug that is 'normally' intended for domestic use. >They specifically state voltages greater than 200V and current up to 13A. >Hence, any equipment that is intended to plug into a normal mains outlet >should be fitted with an appropriate plug conforming to the relevant British >Standard. There are exclusions for equipment that is intended to be >hard-wired. > >Best regards > >Neil R. Barker CEng MIEE FSEE MIEEE >Manager >Compliance Engineering >e2v technologies (uk) ltd >106 Waterhouse Lane >Chelmsford >Essex CM1 2QU >UK > >Tel: (+44) 1245 453616 >Fax: (+44) 1245 453410 >Mob: (+44) 7801 723735 > - 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 [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
