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Ah. As we suspected, it is a regulatory mark. Who inspects? :>) br, Pete Peter E Perkins, PE Principal Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs Consultant PO Box 23427 Tigard, ORe 97281-3427 503/452-1201 <mailto:p.perk...@ieee.org> p.perk...@ieee.org From: Scott Aldous [mailto:00000220f70c299a-dmarc-requ...@ieee.org] Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 7:58 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Voltage Rating vs Voltage Specification Hi Rich, The doc's stated purpose for the mark is as follows: "The international efficiency marking protocol provides a system for EPS manufacturers to designate the minimum efficiency performance of an EPS, so that finished product manufacturers and government representatives can easily determine a unit’s efficiency. " Class VI is more stringent than Class V, and has been mandatory in the US since February 2016. On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 5:48 AM, Nyffenegger, Dave <dave.nyffeneg...@bhemail.com <mailto:dave.nyffeneg...@bhemail.com> > wrote: If the mark is required to meet legislated efficiency requirements then it’s likely the customs inspectors will be looking for it on imports. -Dave From: Richard Nute [mailto:ri...@ieee.org <mailto:ri...@ieee.org> ] Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 3:00 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG <mailto:EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> Subject: Re: [PSES] Voltage Rating vs Voltage Specification Hi Scott: Thanks for the reference. However, “This mark does not serve as a consumer information label, but rather demonstrates the performance of the EPS when tested to the internationally supported test methods.” Hmm. If the mark does not serve as a consumer information label, who is it for? Bragging mark (to other power supply manufacturers)? My power supply is marked “V.” This appears to be more stringent than “VI.” True? Best regards, Still cynical Rich From: Scott Aldous [mailto:00000220f70c299a-dmarc-requ...@ieee.org <mailto:00000220f70c299a-dmarc-requ...@ieee.org> ] Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 10:53 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG <mailto:EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> Subject: Re: [PSES] Voltage Rating vs Voltage Specification It is an efficiency marking for external power supplies. Current US requirement is level VI. You can download more info from the DOE here <https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EERE-2008-BT-STD-0005-0218> . On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 10:31 AM, John Woodgate <jmw1...@btinternet.com <mailto:jmw1...@btinternet.com> > wrote: What does the letter V in a circle mean? - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. 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