Re: electric strength test

On Sat, 24 Aug 2002 12:43:43 EDT, soundsu...@aol.com wrote: > > Why does "True SELV" require basic insulation > > >between SELV and earth? > > > > > >What is the hazardous voltage source, and what > > >is the current path through the body if that > > >basic insulation should fail? > > I belie

Re: Halogen free cables for the EU

I suspect this is more of a recycling issue. When wiring is incinerated rather than recycled at end of life, it releases all sorts of ugly substances into the atmosphere. I seem to recall reading this as part of either a German or Swedish (Danish?) proposal. I am sorry, it has been too long sinc

Re: Emissions "quick test"

Lisa, On the expensive end, Noise-Ken has been at Symposia (which I can't afford this year) with a sniffer. It apparently uses four or five broadly tuned peak detectors and gives a bar-graph display for each band as its sensor is brought near the EUT. But, like others, I've found that a spectrum