Hi everyone,
Happy holidays!! We found in EN60598-2-18 (Luminaires for Swimming pools and similar applications) only Class III luminaries are allowed (Clause 18.4.1). It reads Luminaires shall be Class III for protection agains electric shock and shall have external and internal circuits which operate on voltages not exceeding 12V. The scope includes Fountains, which is our application. This brings up a couple of questions: 1. How can an EN Standard dictate how to design a product? If my luminaire is 230V and potted so no water can get it, why can't it be used?? 2. Underwater Pumps are allowed to be Class I or II that are located in the same Fountain. Does anyone know why the difference? I understand the swimming pool application as it's direct contact with humans, but I'm missing something here with a Fountain Luminaire?? Also, with today's compact LED Drivers is the Standard lagging too far behind? Any insight would be appreciated. Best Regards and have a Happy New Year!! John (From Chicago, USA) - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
