RE: FW: IEC 60417 graphical symbols

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Thanks Rich - that answers that one! Jim Eichner, P.Eng. Compliance Engineering Manager Xantrex Technology Inc. e-mail: jim.eich...@xantrex.com web: www.xantrex.com Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may c

RE: R: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
All I am not fixated on testing but there is comfort that goes with test data. If you have a vendor who can't understand (or won't understand) what you need you can circumvent a lot of wasted effort by testing. I chase parts data and its easier to test than it is to pry data or a report from a v

Re: R: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Without going into the details of my customer's needs, my customer requires that equipment be "certified" to having met requirements. That means testing, not a declaration of conformity without testing. I was simply trying to confirm that an FCC label provides my customer that assurance, but the

Re: FW: IEC 60417 graphical symbols

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Hi Jim: > I agree, but if you go for a paper copy you lose the ability that I > assume the web-based service gives you: to download (or copy to > clipboard) soft copies of the symbols. Can someone tell us if the > web-based version allows this? I have an electronic copy of 417 (which an

Re: R: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Ken, You seem to be fixated on testing. So sorry if this seems like a personal attack, but it is you who keeps pushing the word TEST. You state that you are not concerned with fraud and you assume that the FCC label or CE mark has been legally placed on a product. Perhaps you also assume that t

Re: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Thank you, that takes care of that issue. > From: Cortland Richmond <72146@compuserve.com> > Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 13:21:44 -0500 > To: ieee pstc list > Subject: Re: Meaning of CE mark > > Ken Javor asked, > >>> This is very important information. Do the phrases: > > "Tested To Comply With F

FW: IEC 60417 graphical symbols

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
I agree, but if you go for a paper copy you lose the ability that I assume the web-based service gives you: to download (or copy to clipboard) soft copies of the symbols. Can someone tell us if the web-based version allows this? Jim Eichner, P.Eng. Compliance Engineering Manager Xantrex Techn

Re: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Ken Javor asked, >> This is very important information. Do the phrases: "Tested To Comply With FCC Standards" or "Assembled From Tested Components (Complete System Not Tested)" appear right on the label affixed to the product or do you have to dig through an owner's manual to find them? << H

RE: Potted components

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
For UL I.T., the materials must be approved for the operating conditions, IP, and WV. IEC 60950-1, 2.10.8 Spacings filled by insulating compound Where distances between conductive parts are filled with insulating compound, including where insulation is reliably cemented together with insulating co

IEC 60417 graphical symbols

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
The only source I can find for this seems to be a $400.00 US subscription service. I'd rather not keep paying for the same information every year. Does anyone know of a source for a paper copy. Thanks Gary This message is from the IEE

RE: IEC 60417 graphical symbols

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
BSI Standards, off the top of my head it's 200 USD charge for a paper copy if you're a member Carl Richards, Regulatory Compliance Manager, Aspect Communications E-mail carl.richa...@aspect.com Tel +44 (0)208 589 1461 Fax +44 (0)870 460 1950 From: owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org mailto

EMC related job openings

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Job seekers, There are two EMC related positions available in the northern New Jersey area. Intel is looking for an EMC Design Engineer (ref # 459507) and a Signal Integrity Engineer (ref # 459880) in its Parsippany, New Jersey office. For more details go to http://www.intel.com/jobs and do a se

RE: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
They are supposed to be part of the label. Now, the label has been changed (simplified), so wording is less, but whatever is required is supposed to be on the label if there is room. If there isn't room, it may be in the manual. Ghery Pettit Intel Corporation From: owner-emc-p...@listserv.iee

Potted components

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Hi Everyone, A happy new year to you all. Now for my question. I am looking at a unit that has mains and SELV circuits that is encapsulated (potted). Am I correct in assuming that creepage and clearance distances on the PCB for a potted unit become the same as that for distance through insulation,

RE: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Gert, Agree with all that you wrote, but for those inclined to CE mark without EC DoC, are just as likely to CE mark and create a false DoC. I suppose that the DoC may weed out the very few who are CE marking through a simple misunderstanding, but for those who are exercising, as you corre

Re: R: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
My issue of concern is not fraud. I am assuming that an FCC label or CE mark has been legally placed on a product. I have a customer who wants to know that the equipment they purchase meets some EMC requirements. What the requirement is is secondary to knowing (certifying) that the equipment met

Re: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
This is very important information. Do the phrases: "Tested To Comply With FCC Standards" or "Assembled From Tested Components (Complete System Not Tested)" appear right on the label affixed to the product or do you have to dig through an owner's manual to find them? > From: Cortland Richmond <

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2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
All Does anyone have details of draft standard IEC 61326-2-2 which specifically refers to EMC requirements for measuring and monitoring equipment used in low voltage distribution systems? I am particularly interested in differences between this standard and IEC 61326-2-1 which makes no reference to

RE: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
OOPS Sorry Ken - On offense intended. Other folks on this thread indicated that there have been instances of CE marking without appropriate testing occurring and I was simply wondering what legal ramifications there were in doing that... Best Regards Charles Grasso Senior Compliance Engineer Echos

Re: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
On 04 Jan 2005 Ken Javor wrote >> My specific need is to know whether an FCC sticker or label means there is test data somewhere (not necessarily on file with the FCC) that demonstrates compliance with the relevant limit. << Somewhere. Let's not forget that for ITE it is possible for a manufactu

Re: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
In article <2EC9D5B6733DE64BB79CEB13AC874A1A0AC4AFD9@riv- excha2.echostar.com>, Grasso, Charles writes >Mr. Javor indicated that: "I am entirely within my rights to affix a CE >label on my product without any EMC testing whatsoever. Testing is just >a means to determine compliance. If I have some

RE: New EMC Directive

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
I am a fresh subscriber to this list, so I might duplicate information which is already well known - yet, just in case: on 3 February 2005, there will be an information day on the new EMCD, organised by the EC: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/revision/workshop.htm I guess

FW: New EMC Directive

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
All I got these dates from the EMC UK 2004 meeting in Newbury. If anyone else attended maybe they made similar notes? http://www.emcuk.info/downloads/ThierryBrefort.doc Unfortunately Thierry Brefort (thierry.bref...@cec.eu.int) of the European Commission is on holiday until the 10th of January. Da

New EMC directive - implementation

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
I will ask advice from the DTi as to the interpretation and let you all know their response. Per my original msg I read it that on 20 July 2007 89/336 is revoked (so no longer exists as a legal instrument). However there is a 2 year transition for products already presumed compliant to 89/336 to c

RE: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Ken is legally right. Charles is right also, but in a moral sense. The basis of CE is trust. The legal framework requires manufacturers to accept liability, by signing up a legal document that is called EC declaration of Compliance. CE marking without EC Doc is an economical type of fraud. In Eu

R: Meaning of CE mark

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Speaking only for the EMC directive (89/336 not the new) The CE indicate that the equipment is complaint with the essential requirement of the directive (do not disturb other equipment and work correctly without influence from the EM environment). The legal and correct way to demonstrate this is

RE: New EMC directive

2005-01-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org
Yes John, The wording of the directive says nothing about inventory, or old stock. It's the right of the manufacturer to use the old directive as a legal instrument until the end of the transition period. He just need to make up new papers though when he continues selling after the 2009 date.