RE: Record Retention

1999-07-22 Thread Gary McInturff
Have I got an old copy of CFR 47? I happen to run across this paragraph the other day?. I can't be more than a year old, as the CD ROM its contained on was purchased around that time. ยง2.955 Retention of records. (a) For each equipment subject to verification, the responsible party, as

Source for Attenuaters

1999-07-22 Thread Brian At Work
Hello group, I need to order some attenuaters for NSA: 3db, 6db, and 10db. I looked up a few sources and almost had a heart attack. I'm getting quotes of $120US per. These are for 10 watt, DC-18Ghz parts. Is there a more common part (less power and bandwidth) that would be less expensive?

RE: Record Retention

1999-07-22 Thread Ned Devine
Hi, The guidelines on the LVD state that the documentation has to be kept for at least ten years from the last date of manufacture of the product. Other Directives talk about the lifetime of the unit but not less than 5 years. I guess the answer depends on what is longer. 10 years or the

NSA

1999-07-22 Thread WOODS, RICHARD
Thanks to each of you who responded. I have created a table listing possible contributing factors and recommended diagnostic actions. Comments would be appreciated. Contributing Factor Diagnostic Action Antenna Factors Are antennas calibrated? Calibrated at same lab as last time? Same

RE: Record Retention

1999-07-22 Thread Ehler, Kyle
Hi Scott, A while back I inquired with TUV, UL and FCC about this very subject. UL and TUV is pretty loose about manufacturer's recordkeeping of production run information, but product safety test data and related filing information is expected to be retained for at least seven years after last

RE: NSA

1999-07-22 Thread reheller
Does your groung screen lay on top of soil? If so, could the soil have changed..wetter..drier...etc. WOODS, RICHARD wo...@sensormatic.com on 07/22/99 07:46:05 AM Please respond to WOODS, RICHARD wo...@sensormatic.com To:

SAR equipment

1999-07-22 Thread jchanbacl
Hi, We are looking for SAR equipment. Can anyone tell us where we can buy the SAR equipment? Thank you. Best Regards; John Chan - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe

RE: NSA

1999-07-22 Thread Scott Douglas
Richard, Has it been particularly dry where you are this year? I recall from my military days a story about a particular antenna installation had problems when it was particularly dry. This was a circular antenna array of about 100 feet in diameter. When the ground got really dry, they had to

Re: Double Copies of Posts

1999-07-22 Thread ed . price
Hi Listmembers: One final note about list operation problems. If you have a problem with multiple posts, or some other weird condition related to the EMC-PSTC list operation, remember to select the FULL HEADER option for your mail program (so that you can then see the entire path of the

Root Causes of NSA non-compliance

1999-07-22 Thread WOODS, RICHARD
I can think of the following items that must be investigated if an OATS is not vertically NSA compliant. Can you think of others? Antennas and Cables * Antenna factors * Balance * Currents on transmit cable * Cable proximity to antenna * Dipole length * Bent

RE: US NEC and Canadian CEC

1999-07-22 Thread Peter Tarver
Peter - These are all in the CEC and US NEC. You need to purchase one or both (they're significantly similar on all of your points in question). Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Homologation Engineering Nortel Networks ptar...@nortelnetworks.com -Original Message- From:

Record Retention

1999-07-22 Thread Scott Douglas
I have a question about record retention. We make ITE which incorporates lasers and certify to LVD, EMC directives. We do not create a TCF specifically. We do have outside lab test reports for safety and for EMC. We also have the usual parts lists and CAD drawings for fabrication and assembly

RE: Computer classification in EN61000-3-3

1999-07-22 Thread Ehler, Kyle
I tend to agree with Gary that disk drives do not heft a big load change and cause flicker. I have repeatable lab test proof of this on an ITE product we make that has ten disk drives (each ranging in capacity from 9 to 50Gbytes). I have run flicker test while the box is running a program we

RE: NSA

1999-07-22 Thread WOODS, RICHARD
Here is our present status. We added ground screen across the table and soldered it down. We now pass 3m horizontal by a fraction of a dB, but vertical is out over a dB. When we moved the receive antenna out to 10m we passed vertical! We are using tuned dipoles and have shown that they are

Double Copies of Posts

1999-07-22 Thread Scott Douglas
Hi Everyone, I once had (thought I had) this problem. At least one version of this problem anyway. If I send an email to the list server, it echoes that email to all members. If you send an email to the list server, the same thing happens. But when I reply to an email that I receive from the

Job Opportunity at Compaq

1999-07-22 Thread Griffin, Robert
Compaq Computer Corp in Houston Texas is looking for a product safety engineer to support a broad range of information technology products from handheld products to rack systems. Candidates should have BSEE or equivalent technical degree and a minimum of 2 years of experience working in the ITE

Re: French Customs demand EC Declaration!

1999-07-22 Thread Allan G. Carr
In article 199907151336_mc2-7d1e-2...@compuserve.com, Peter E. Perkins peperk...@compuserve.com writes Further, it is true that outside manufacturers are at a disadvantage in this process because Customs is the primary gatekeeper for this process. Since the internal borders have been

RE: double the pleasure

1999-07-22 Thread Colgan, Chris
No, I sometimes receive double copies. Chris Colgan EMC Safety TAG McLaren Audio Ltd mailto:chris.col...@tagmclarenaudio.com -Original Message- From: Knighten, Jim L [SMTP:jk100...@exchange.sandiegoca.ncr.com] Sent: 21 July 1999 18:15 To: emc-pstc list server (E-mail) Subject:

RE: IEC950 vs. EN 60950

1999-07-22 Thread Gorodetsky, Vitaly
Tania, We have not harmonized US safety mark demonstrating compliance with UL1950: UL, ETL, NRTL. I've been asked a rhetorical question which US mark is better. Europeans have at least a single CE mark which, in addition, covers EMC. Regards, -Original Message- From: Grant, Tania