A TCF does not require a Notified Body. TCFs are peculiar to the EMC
Directive, as are Competent Bodies. (Be careful of the use of "Technical
Construction Files" vs. "Technical Files". )
It doesn't matter if a product requires a TCF because it is too large to
test in accordance with harmonized sta
Time to get into the nitty gritty details. Here is what I know:
UL adopted IEC 1010-1 (including Amendment I), made a few
changes/deviations, and calls it UL 3101-1. It was published in 1993. It
is their attempt to harmonize with the European standard for laboratory
equipment. In the old days we h
Where appropriate, the self-certification route is the quickest
and least expensive. For example, our products must conform to the
EU EMC and Low Voltage (safety) Directives.
For EMC, we test to the harmonized European EMC standards at an
approved site, and maintain a file of the test results.
I just want to thank everyone out there for the information on the
Notified/Competent question I posted.
This is a fantastic resource. Thanks again to all!
Ed Janzen
EMC Engineer
CAE Electronics
Montreal, Canada
Hello,
I believe that the EU has restrictions on the use of cadmium (e.g.
cadmium plated connectors). Does any one know where this is documented?
Ned Devine
Entela, Inc.
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> From: Griffith, Monty
> To: 'EMC POST'
> Subject: Q 4 salt caps.
> Date: Thursday, January 22, 1998 1:42 PM
>
> Hello group:
>
> We have a customer who insists the we have no capacitors with Quaternary
> Salts. I have been unable to find any publication that bans the use of
> this in IT equi
Thank you, Jim, for this background. FCC Rules Part 15 state that if
any such preventive measures are taken, the user should be advised
and/or shielded cords must be provided with the equipment. I always
feel very uncomfortable when standards are written in such a way as to
OnTue, 20 Jan 1998 12:59:29 -0500, Benoit Nadeau
wrote:
> Subject: NSA tests services
> Bonjour de Montreal,
>
> I am presently looking for an outside test laboratory that is capable of
> performing a Normalized Site Attenuation test according to the latest
> version of CISPR22, A
All,
I believe that it is important not to confuse the two.
Competent Body: An organisation appointed under the EMC Directive. The
sole responsibility of a competent body is to provide the report or
certificate which is a mandatory part of an EMC technical construction
file.
Notified Body: A t
> From: Bob Blank
> Seeking source for shielded power cords to meet
> CE mark requirements.
> Prefer braided shield (80% tinned copper) instead
> of foil 18/3, CEE color coding, 10A, 125 V,
> PVC jacket, 9'10" long should have female
> connector PH-30 (angled IEC 320) molded on
> Should meet
Bonjour de Montréal,
Matrox is building computer graphics and communications boards. In our efforts to meet every market place demands, we are presently looking at the issuing of Declarations of Conformities and markings of our products. This effort lead to questions for which I have to find answe
Mel,
What you state I agree with you in Ed's case, but there are circumstances
where he may want to set up a TCF with a notified bodyOne of the cases
being if his unit is too large to test normally, and would need a "field"
evaluation... In that case he would want a notified body report to
If memory serves me correctly, the old EMC regulations that existed in
Germany long before the EMC Directive came into being (remember VDE
0871, VDE 0875, etc...?) included the provision that if a shielded
power cord was needed to meet the emissions limits, then the cord had
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#Hi Rick.
#
#You wrote:
#
#
#Not as far as I am aware, and I have been designing mains powered stuff
#since I was too young to know better... But then I'm not aware of any
#manufacturers of Moulded Screened Mains Cable assemblies, they are
#invariably home made.
#
#Screened mains cable is freely a
Hello Bob,Rick, Tania and group,
>From EMC point of view, the use of a shielded mains cord is of no use. As Bob
>stated, the cord may be exchanged by the end-user (unless you create a Y or Z
>type of non-detachable mains cord), thereby annihilating your screening
>efforts. Any serious test hous
Hello to all,
In addition to the below i want to make clear that EMC certification in Europe
for CE-marking can be done by 2 methods acc. to articles 10.1 and 10.2 of the
EMC-directive. 10.1 is the self certification route. 10.2 requires the help of
a competent body (accredited test house), an
Hi Mel.
You wrote:
Yes, it can be.
We have three routes to compliance, according to the Electromagnetic
Compatibility Regulations. Statutory Instrument 1992/2372. Which is the law
in the UK governing such things.
1. Part IV Descrbes the 'Standards Route', where you build to the
relevant s
Hi Rick.
You wrote:
Not as far as I am aware, and I have been designing mains powered stuff
since I was too young to know better... But then I'm not aware of any
manufacturers of Moulded Screened Mains Cable assemblies, they are
invariably home made.
Screened mains cable is freely available on
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| From: Ed Janzen
|
| Can anyone suggest a document (official or unofficial) which provides
an
| overview of the European standard-making bodies and how they are
| inter-related; i.e., a road map to European certification, if it
exists.
|
Check out http://www.ansi.org/access/acc
| From: MartinJP
|
| What domestic and international product safety and EMC
requirements
| would laboratory equipment used for diagnostic applications fall
| under?
| ==
For domestic try UL3101-1 _Electrical Equipment for La
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