Re: Excessive smoke

Dear Jeff, If a product smokes after an abnormal test it is not considered a failure. If the smoke was from an electrolytic capacitor, some test agencies might ask you to submit a declaration fom the capacitor manufacturer that the elecrolyte is not toxic. In regards to SEMI, if a product smok

Re: Australia Safety

Hi group, What about CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive which make user of laser. Is there any laser requirement in Australia? I have hear from someone that there is a control list of products that requires safety approval. But am not sure where to obtain this list and not sure is it controlled by the state

fire extinguishers for boats

Hi, Does anyone know what is the directive for fire extinguishers. I checked the simple pressure vessel directive, but it excludes fire extinguishers. If it make any difference, this particular fire extinguisher is for use in the engine compartment of a boat. Thanks Ned Devine Entela, Inc.

Excessive smoke

I'm full of questions this week. Here's today's. If a component abnormal test generates excessive and sustained smoke (several minutes), but does'nt breach reinforced or double insulation, nor emit flame from the enclosure, is it considered a failure? Intuitively, it seems like it would be, beca

IEC 60950 3rd edition available

H I G H L I G H T *** INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY "IEC 60950 (1999-04) - Safety of information technology equipment" Applies to information technology equipment including electrical business equipment and associated equipment, with a rated voltage not exceeding 600 V. Specifies requireme

ESD TABLE

Greetings All: I am building an ESD table and need to know what kind of material is the insulation mat that sits on top of the horizontal coupling plane. Any information on vendors who sell the above would also be appreciated. Th

Re: Official Answers

Richard, The Headquarters of the European Commission is here in Washington DC, it is easy to get to during the day, with plenty of parking on the street. The people there are pretty helpful & will give you free copies of the right documents like 89-336 EEC ( documents that some services ch

List of EU EMC standards available on line

Apologies if someone has already posted this. Readers may be interested to know that a comprehensive and up-to-date list of European EMC standards was published in the Official Journal (C series) on 27 February 99. The text can be downloaded from http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/ Note tha

RE: South Africa Requirements

For those that requested the WordPerfect file. <> -- From: WOODS, RICHARD [SMTP:wo...@sensormatic.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 12:30 PM To: 'emc-pstc' Subject: South Africa Requirements I received the following document from SA

Re: Australia Safety

Hello Koh, Computer equipment sold in Australia is required to be safe and meet Australian safety standards, but does not need to have regulatory safety approval. Voluntary safety approval can be gained from any of the state government regulatory bodies or from QAS (non government). Your CD-ROM

Re: Official Answers

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Re: Australia Safety (UL/TUV)

Hi Koh, Concerning the first statement in your letter: The TUV is NOT required for AC power devices. The CE marking is the only required legal marking in EU according to LowVoltage Directive. TUV is only "nice to have" and could be a costomer demand in Germany only. (TUV is a German institute).

PC/104 test platforms

Does anyone out there have any experience and/or suggestions regarding an EMC test platform for PC/104 cards. It seems like all you can find are the components to build your own system. I would feel more confident buying a system that is known to be compliant on its own and using that to test o

Re: New Web Service

Hi Graham, I don't mean to be sarcastic, but "Dear All" should've read "Dear All Canadians" or "For Canadians Only". That would've prevented me/possibly others from wasting my/their time trying to register on this site. After entering the required information to register with this servic

South Africa Requirements

I received the following document from SABS. I have translated it from Word Perfect to Word. Enjoy! <> SACOMPSPEC.doc Description: MS-Word document

RE: Official Answers

Richard, At the page http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg03/directs/dg3b/newapproa/eurstd/harmstds/reflis t.html choose compliance area of interest and you'll get name and number of official EC contact point. Mirko M

RE: Conductive Paint

There was an interesting article a couple of years back using two HP close field probes in exactly the manner you descibe. They had constructed a nice sturdy jig to consistently position the probes with respect to each other and got very reliable numbers. Good method. Brent DeWitt Datex-Ohmeda M

The Acrobat file this time...

Dear list members, some of you spotted my ploy to increase our event visibility by deliberately forgetting to attach the file on the first posting.;-) Hope to see you there. Derek Walton Event Chairman REGFORM.PDF Description: Adobe PDF document