Re: Ground rod's

1999-12-07 Thread Ralph Cameron
Ron: If you can get hold of a megger, thre is a procedure in the megger manual for verifying the continuity and the resitance to ground of a system composed of ground rods. Its been a long time since I did it so can't remember. Ralph Cameron Independent EMC Consultant and Suppression of consumer

Old ESD specification? C37.90.1, 5kV

1999-12-07 Thread Frank Krozel
I was approached by an engineer to determine if C37.90.1 , 5kV is still a valid specification. Can anyone out here tell me more on this specification, if it is still active, or if it is replaced by -2? Frank Krozel Electronic Instrument Associates Central, Inc. TEL: 630-924-1600 website: http://

RE: Packaging Directive

1999-12-07 Thread WOODS
The Directive is in effect today and it applies to every type of packaging including the boxes and pallets we all use. The only reason the Directive has not been enforced is that there are no standards. CEN has published some draft standards, but the member states appear to be at an impass on them

Re: antenna and cable for 2.4GHz

1999-12-07 Thread Ken Javor
Well, looks to me like my suggestion of a quarter-wave stub was right on target (I'll try not to break my arm patting myself on the back here). You have the dimensions below. Mount an SMA feedthrough connector on a circular disk of sheet metal of radius equal to or greater than the stub length,

RE: Ground rod's

1999-12-07 Thread UMBDENSTOCK
Scott, Ron, Is 40 ohms sufficient? Is this recommended strictly for RF or for safety with a Tempest isolated chamber? What is the leakage current of typical chamber filters? Of course it will vary depending on whether one has 20 A filters or 100 A filters and the quantity of filters energize

Products with high power LEDs

1999-12-07 Thread WOODS
Assume a business product with a high power LED for use in the EU and that it operates at 230V. It will be subject to the Low Voltage Directive, so EN60950 and EN60825-1 would apply. Now assume a similar product but it operates at 24V. The LVD would not apply in this case. What are the legal compl

RE: Packaging Directive

1999-12-07 Thread Jim Eichner
As of 2000?! Ok, supposing that's a hard deadline, is anyone doing anything about this? What are the acceptable routes to compliance? Is this a new approach Directive impacting our use of the CE-mark? Awash in a sea of standards proliferation... Regards, Jim Eichner > Senior Regulatory Compl

RE: Ground rod's

1999-12-07 Thread Lacey,Scott
Ron, Usually a quick check with a portable dc ohmeter is good enough. Use a meter (such as an older analog type) that has a fairly high test current. You want to see 40 ohms or less to the electrical service ground. Scott Lacey > -Original Message- > From: ron_cher...@densolabs.com [SMTP:

Re: antenna and cable for 2.4GHz

1999-12-07 Thread Muriel Bittencourt de Liz
Ken & Group, The data I have for this antenna are these: - The board is a Wireless LAN - The antenna must be omnidirectional - The output power is 100mW Thanks in advance for the answers Best Regards Muriel Ken Javor wrote: > > I checked out the referenced web site. Not a whole lot of in

Ground rod's

1999-12-07 Thread RON_CHERNUS
Does anyone know of a method of verifying continuity of a ground rod? The rods are in a concrete floor in a busy lab. I want to make sure the rods are working and not just for looks! Ron Chernus, Denso, CA - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscr

State & Local Laser Safety Requirements

1999-12-07 Thread Scott Douglas
Hello List mates, In a recent issue of the Journal of Laser Applications magazine, there is a good summary of state and local laser safety regulations. This article appeared in Volume 11, Number 5 in October 1999 and is titled "State and local government laser safety requirements". It includes in

Marketing/Offering for Sale in Europe

1999-12-07 Thread John Juhasz
I need some clarification regarding marketing of equipment . . . In the US we cannot market/advertise (or offer for sale) a product which has not met (or yet been evaluated to) FCC Part 15. I believe this holds true in the EC as well with regard to the Low-Voltage & EMC Directives. Can someone

RE: CE DOC for "multiple listings"

1999-12-07 Thread Scott Douglas
John, IMHO, since you are the manufacturer, and since "your" compliance label is still on the device, and assuming they make no "significant" changes to the product or manual, then your DofC should be the one shipping with the unit. They need not do a DofC. Scott s_doug...@ecrm.com ECRM Incorpor

Re: Fwd:GTEM cells by Elaina?

1999-12-07 Thread Tony J. O'Hara
MEB is now owned by Schaffner. Schaffner's web site is MEB still has there own separate web at with lots of GTEM info. Tony Colorado - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscri

Ignition Temperature of Cotton Cheesecloth

1999-12-07 Thread ooverton
Does anyone know, or have a reference that might tell, the ignition temperature of cotton cheesecloth. UL 1950, Annex B, Clause B.7.3 references the use of this. I know that the ignition temperature of paper, according to Ray Bradbury is 451 (superscript: o)F OO - This message is comi

RE: NRTL recommendation required

1999-12-07 Thread Dick Grobner
We are a medical device manufacturer, our product line consists of non-invasive (key)pulmonary diagnostic devices (we design and mfg.) and operates off of PCs, laptops, or handheld computers (along with the other necessary computing peripherals). Our devices are used in and out of the "pat

FW: NRTL recommendation required

1999-12-07 Thread Dick Grobner
-Original Message- From: Dick Grobner Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 9:07 AM To: 'Richard Lanzillotto' Cc: 'emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org' Subject: RE: NRTL recommendation required We are a medical device manufacturer, our product line consists of non-invasive (key)pulmonary d

Oysters + Champagne

1999-12-07 Thread Jerry Roberton
Ron & EMC-PSTC Noel Coward the English entertainer breakfasted on champagne and oysters daily without apparent ill-effects or flying cork damage. I am not aware if he ever opened a bottle( or an oyster) himself. When asked about his breakfasting habits by a visiting researcher

Re: Paper manual - CD-ROM manual

1999-12-07 Thread Peterhays
Dear Kim, I certainly know that the European test houses will require all safety related information such as fuse replacement and rating, type of power cord, special grounding, etc. to be provided in hard copy and other operational details is acceptable in the soft copy format such as floppy d