Hi Charlie - Great set of ideas ! Thank you, Patrick
On Fri, Aug 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM Charlie Martin < [email protected]> wrote: > Here are a couple of thoughts: > > > > - What the purpose of the chamber: immunity, emissions, compliance or > pre-compliance, and to what standards. > > -Think ahead for flexibility: for new standards, future frequencies, type > of absorber, low loss antenna cables maybe up to 26 GHz… > > -If on the ground floor, maybe its own ground rods to separate from the > building’s ground for ground loops and interference, dielectric breaks, > isolation transformer without a power ground… > > -Ventilation with honey cone vents, lighting with feedthroughs > > -Fire codes: no sprinkler heads, indigene gas suppressant, smoke alarms. > > - A one-foot drop floor: is nice for access to cables, to turn table (EUT > cables to the center via 4” PVC pipe), the antenna mast, patch panels and > or waveguide pipe, future flexibility… > > -Cameras with zoom and sound > > -Support needs for compressed air, nitrogen gas, water, LAN, I/O cables… > > -Attached to chamber a control room for test and support equipment. > > > > Include a place to hide! > > > > Thanks, > > Charlie > > > > > > *From:* Patrick <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, August 8, 2025 11:33 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [EXT] [PSES] Design a chamber from scratch- what are your top > 5 features? > > > > *ATTENTION:* This email originated from outside of the organization. > Please do not open any attachments or click any links unless you recognize > the sender and know the content is safe. > > > > Good morning. > > > > I have the opportunity to design an EMI chamber from scratch. > I'm generating a list of all my loved features, and hated features. > > Here are a couple that come to mind. > > > > *Loved*: abundance of overhead lighting > > *Hated*: lighting only with flood lights in upper corners > > > > *Loved*: replaceable bulkhead passthrough panel > > *Hated*: all of the bulkhead panels at ankle height > > > > > > If you were building, what is your love/hate feature list? > > (spoiler alert- I will copy your ideas into my design!) > > > > Many thanks ! > > Patrick. > > > ------------------------------ > > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. 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