In message <5f5a140eb5cb094bb4d2c477c8c4ad99aa9...@sjc1amfpew04.am.sanm.corp>, dated Fri, 29 Feb 2008, "Tarver, Peter" <peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com> writes:
>If the product is deployed internationally, protective earth should be >used. I'm not aware of anyone in the US or Canada who would >misunderstand this term, if were not called 'ground.' Very likely, but 'ground' is also used all over the world by technicians whose first language is not English but who learned technical terms from American books. They are the ones who may well be confused by 'earth'. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk For very important information, please turn over. 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 emc-p...@ieee.org 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 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
