RE: ESD in Power Stations

1999-04-01 Thread bma
Hi Mike, If the stringent ESD standard is "because a failure could be more catastrophic", by the same token, please allow me to ask a question: "Do we have more stringent ESD requirement for medical devices?" Best Regards, Barry - From: "Mike Hopkins" , on 4/1/99 1:40 PM: Quite fr

Re: fwd: RE: ESD in Power Station

1999-04-01 Thread Scott Douglas
b...@namg.us.anritsu.com writes: >If instruments in power stations need more stringent ESD standard, what >about instruments in radio, TV, and cell stations? Did anybody have >similar >extraordinary feelings there? > >Barry Ma > Barry, I rather doubt these "feelings" would show up in any of the

RE: RE: ESD in Power Station

1999-04-01 Thread Mike Hopkins
Quite frankly, I don't think higher ESD voltages in power sub-stations is justified from the standpoint of the voltage threat. Modern sub-station control rooms are much like office environments and older stations are concrete floors with wooden or metal furnature (and not much of it!). Perhaps th

Re: Microwave Test Equipment

1999-04-01 Thread ed . price
Richard: Here's some quick thoughts as a start. I use an HP-8449 microwave pre-amp for 1-22 GHz, but most of the time, I stop at 18 GHz in my work. I have also bought very low-noise octave-band pre-amps from Miteq, and I have seen some ads recently from Minicircuits Labs advertising very low c

RE: Standards for Plastic Products

1999-04-01 Thread Peter Merguerian
Dear John, UL746C is the correct standard you should be looking into and not UL746D. UL746D is a standard used for traceability of a molded part being from a particular raw material. It is used when the UL end-product standard requires the molder or fabricator of a polymeric part to be under

IEC61000-4-2 Amendment 1 - what is it?

1999-04-01 Thread Patrick Lawler
I just found out that IEC61000-4-2 (ESD immunity) has it's first amendment. What changes does it have? Thanks, -- Patrick Lawler plaw...@west.net - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line

Re: explanation of ESD events with coins in baggie.

1999-04-01 Thread Richard Haynes
Barry and Others, Good suggestions. I have always wanted to take a antistatic bag and shake coins, where only the coins were affected, and measure the response perhaps out of the top of the bag. Then put a non-ESD bag with coins inside a antistat bag, making sure in both cases that the coins hit ea

Microwave Test Equipment

1999-04-01 Thread WOODS, RICHARD
Help! I am entering a new world of test frequencies; 1-26 GHz. I am seeking recommendations for suppliers for: * 30 dB notch filter at 2.45 GHz * 40 dB high pass filter with a lower cutoff at about 3.5 GHz * 1-26 GHz preamp All of this equipment would be mounted on the mast and

fwd: RE: ESD in Power Station

1999-04-01 Thread bma
If instruments in power stations need more stringent ESD standard, what about instruments in radio, TV, and cell stations? Did anybody have similar extraordinary feelings there? Barry Ma - Original Text From: "Mike Hopkins" , on 4/1/99 7:35 AM: To: Cc: Didn't mean to

RE: I/O Surge

1999-04-01 Thread Mike Hopkins
The problem, of course, is that your'e trying to filter surge signals (the low frequency components from a 1.2/50us impulse get down to pretty low frequencies) which get close to the frequencies you want to pass. It's extremely difficult to make filters with sharp cut-offs that will handle 6kV impu

RE: Standards for Plastic Products

1999-04-01 Thread John Juhasz
Thanks Peter. With regard to UL 746C, I came across the UL 746 series this morning. They are as follows: UL 746A Polymeric Materials - Short Term Property Evaluations UL 746B " " Long" "" UL 746C " " Use in Elec. Equip. Eval. UL 746D "

Re: Standards for Plastic Products

1999-04-01 Thread Peter Merguerian
Dear John, If I understand, the camera dome is being used as the mounting means for the cameras which are already Listed. UL could probably List a camera dome just like they List "Office Furnishings". Most probably they would like to ensure that when fixed to the ceiling according to manufact

RE: ESD in Power Station

1999-04-01 Thread Mike Hopkins
Didn't mean to mislead -- my comment about "feeling the electricity in the air" is just that, a subjective feeling Maybe ozone played a part; I was too young and inexperianced to recognize it if that were the case. More of a sensation -- I do remember the 60Hz hum coming from all directions as

Warning Statement on Plastic bag

1999-04-01 Thread kohscp
Hi, Currently, I am searching for some kind of warning statement on Plastic Bag. The plastic bag that I am referring is those when you purchase any product in the market, when you open the retail box to access the item, the plastic bag that is used as packaging of and protecting the product. This

RE: EN 60950 productionline test

1999-04-01 Thread John Allen
Hi Folks I have read, and generally concurr with, Scott Douglas' and Richard Woods comments re EN50116. However, I would also comment further on RW's suggestion that EN50116 tests may only be required if you have an external agency certification on your product: - If you do have this certificat

RTCA DO 160

1999-04-01 Thread Ian Ball
Dear group emcers In RTCA DO 160 the low frequency radiated emissions uses a Rod antenna with a counterpoise, 1, Is the counterpoise 0.5 or 0.6m square? 2, Is there a standard method of connecting the counterpoise to the earth plane? Many thanks for your assistance Ian Ball - This message

Re: ESD Troubleshooting

1999-04-01 Thread Peter Poulos
Hi Allen. What kind of cable/wire are you using to connect your metal chassis and your circuit ground to earth? If you're using a small diameter cable, try using some wide earthing braid instead (surface area is more important than actual metal volume because of the skin-effect at the kind of fr

Re: Passive equipment for CE

1999-04-01 Thread Peter Merguerian
Koh Hello from Jerusalem! Regarding safety, I suggest to use the General Product Safety Directive. This is not a new approach Directive and does not call for CE Mark or a Declaration of Conformity. If speakers are part of the building installation, you may want to check the Construction Mater

Remote Power Feed Standard

1999-04-01 Thread JIM WIESE
I know that the IEC Remote Power Feed Standard is back in committee. Based on recent information, it appears that it will be adopted into UL 1950/UL 60950 when it is approved. Does anyone have any information as to when that would be expected (i.e. 2000, 2001, 2005, never, etc.) Thanks, Jim Jim

Re: About 89/336/EEC

1999-04-01 Thread Peter Merguerian
Dear Testsuya, The EMC for Medical Equipment is covered under the Medical Devices Directive and not the EMC Directive. Regards, > Hello! > > 89/336/EEC is published at OJ on 1999/02/27. > This new directive is not include EN60601-1-2(Medical):1993. > Anyone tell me what is this mean? > What s

RE: About 89/336/EEC

1999-04-01 Thread Tetsuya Hashimoto
Dear All, Thank you very much for all comment. I got it. Come to think of it, that is very easy current. Best regards, Tetsuya Hashimoto A-pex International Co.,Ltd. 2nd EMC Division Yokowa Lab E-mail: has...@a-pex.co.jp - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list.