In message <c2a7fd23.5862a%[email protected]>, dated Wed, 27 Jun 2007, Ken Javor <[email protected]> writes:
>That last comment is a non-sequitor - emissions limits have nothing to >do with medical procedures or safety. Not exactly. > CISPR type emissions requirements do one thing, and one thing only. >They protect customer reception of broadcast radio wave reception. True: the EMC requirements for medical equipment are in IEC 60601. The 'philosophy' about limits and margins is still valid, it's just that the number of complaints had better be very low. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk There are benefits from being irrational - just ask the square root of 2. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - 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 ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
