RE: 1500 ohms 100 pF gun?

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Mike, This is nothing new. Defense (India), it is even wild. IGT goes through same. Sudhakar From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Sosnoski, Michael Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:10 PM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE:1500 ohms 100 pF gun? You guy's are lucky.

RE:1500 ohms 100 pF gun?

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
You guy's are lucky. In gaming --our requirements are Impervious to air discharge of 50Kv and contact at 27Kv. Every time I read of real standards (with any RC network)--I just wish. Mike From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Sudhakar Wasnik Sent: Thursday,

RE: [JunkMail] 1500 ohms 100 pF gun?

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Thank you Sir, I have toughest time of my career explaining this to my co-workers (Mechanical engineers: I apologize for If unknowing I will hurt the feeling of any mechanical engineer) who possess mysterious thinking about ESD. Sudhakar Wasnik From: Conway, Patrick R (Houston)

RE: [JunkMail] 1500 ohms 100 pF gun?

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Charles, It is not a question of right or wrong. It is about having logical rational explanation. Sudhakar From: Grasso, Charles [mailto:charles.gra...@echostar.com] Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 12:55 PM To: Conway, Patrick R (Houston); Sudhakar Wasnik; John Woodgate; emc-p...@ieee.org

RE: [JunkMail] 1500 ohms 100 pF gun?

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
So - does that mean that only unconventional engineers are right?? :-) Best Regards Charles Grasso Compliance Engineer Echostar Communications Corp. Tel: 303-706-5467 Fax: 303-799-6222 Cell: 303-204-2974 Pager/Short Message: 3032042...@vext.com Email: charles.gra...@echostar.com; Email Alternate:

RE: 1500 ohms 100 pF gun?

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
My bet's on capacitance Interesting thread --- kinda like déjà vu -- all these same conversations went on back in the mid 80's. Back then, there were lot's of specifications for ESD --- everyone had their own idea of what the capacitance and resistance values should be for a human discharge,

RE: [JunkMail] 1500 ohms 100 pF gun?

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Ah, ha. Glad to find another engineer who thinks like I do - unconventional! anecdote- One time I visited a large, well respected IT company who was having an ESD problem with a new product. They could not release to production because they could not pass the

RE: [JunkMail] 1500 ohms 100 pF gun?

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
You are correct sir, The current flow is from higher potential to lower potential. So with repetitive zaps, the system accumulates the charge (potential) higher than Gun potential, So current will flow from Object being zapped to the Gun (Source). That's why standard requires removing the

Re: CISPR22 Edition 5 SLCE and Ethernet

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
John, Many thanks for helping getting a reply form the source. I mostly appreciate it. Neven -- Original message -- From: John Woodgate j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk In message 062220060603.17444.449A32C1000E06B844242207020853CECE020A900A02@comc ast.net, dated Thu,

RE: [JunkMail] 1500 ohms 100 pF gun?

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
q I wonder if Michael would explain how the discharge energy gets back from the equipment being zapped to the source. It seems very mysterious. q Actually, not mysterious at all. But does require some thinking outside of what is considered normal current flow. A simple experiment

Re: German Power Cord Info Request

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message ofcbd6f238.bf10c5dd-on85257195.006031f0-85257195.0060b...@hobartcorp.com , dated Thu, 22 Jun 2006, Richard Pittenger richard.pitten...@hobartcorp.com writes Hello Group,         This may be a long shot, but I'm searching for information/specifications, etc., concerning German power

German Power Cord Info Request

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Hello Group, This may be a long shot, but I'm searching for information/specifications, etc., concerning German power cordage for a kitchen appliance. One spec. is VDE 02050 and the other is VDE 0293. I'm not sure if these VDE numbers relate to product standards, cord construction or

Re: 1500 ohms 100 pF gun?

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 000801c69620$35d095e0$150bb...@colorado.linear.com, dated Thu, 22 Jun 2006, David Cuthbert dcuthb...@linear.com writes The return path for the charge (from the floating person) must be through displacement current. Oh, it IS magic, then. (;-) -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try

RE: 1500 ohms 100 pF gun?

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Brent, I ran measurements a couple of years ago with myself discharging into a 2-ohm ESD target. I got the same results as sited in the email. A metal object in the hand really kicks up the initial current. The initial 300 ohm source appeared to be the arm followed by the body as 1200 ohms. SPICE

Re: 1500 ohms 100 pF gun?

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
I don't know about the Hish gun, but you can put that network together in a NoiseKen ESS-2000. The cap and resistor values are independently user changable. Brent DeWitt Everett, WA From: Cortland Richmond 72146@compuserve.com Sent: Jun 21, 2006 4:38 AM To: ieee pstc list emc-p...@ieee.org

Re: Power in European data centers

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
APC sells a number of power distribution products world wide. All of our European products are for 230 V phase-to-neutral loads. I have not run into any 400 V phase-to-phase loads. The 400 V loads commonly used are three-phase 400 V support products such as air conditioners. Although power

Re: [JunkMail] 1500 ohms 100 pF gun?

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Hi All, Michael tried to respond but not being a member of the list, his reply bounced. I have forwarded it below. Doug From Michael King: Greetings, When we (David Reynolds, Andy Hish and myself) determined the waveforms of ESD, we researched several typical applications: Human finger-tip

Power in European data centers

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Good people In the US its typical for a large data center to run 208 Vac rather than 120 Vac, and I just want to confirm I’m not going to run into a similar change of voltage in European data centers. I assume that there is no switch from 230 Vac, 50 Hz and phase to neutral.

Re: CISPR22 Edition 5 SLCE and Ethernet

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 062220060603.17444.449A32C1000E06B844242207020853CECE020A900A02@comc ast.net, dated Thu, 22 Jun 2006, neve...@comcast.net writes AFAIK, there is no spec on imbalance of (each diff pair of) a port, and I will check it with my local IEEE Ethernet spec specialists. I don't know if

Re: China mandatory certification for WLAN

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
The CNCA-11C-048 is an implementation rule for WLAN. CNCA doesn't issue an English version after the first 47 implementations. There is no official English version for this implementation rule. An easy and cheap way is to find a Chinese colleague or friend around you to explain what inside

China mandatory certification for WLAN

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Dear All China re-invokes this mandatory certification for WLAN product. The document is CNCA-11C-048 and can be downloaded from CNCA website. Anybody have English translation? Or anybody can show where to get it? Thanks and Regards Kyaw Senior Regulatory Engineer Olympus Technologies

Re: CISPR22 Edition 5 SLCE and Ethernet

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
AFAIK, there is no spec on imbalance of (each diff pair of) a port, and I will check it with my local IEEE Ethernet spec specialists. I don't know if there is a spec on the cable, but I will try to find it. I'd really like to see if the requirement from the standard has any basis in the actual

Re: CISPR22 Edition 5 SLCE and Ethernet

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 062220060528.732.449A2A99000B117902DC2200745672CECE020A900A02@comcas t.net, dated Thu, 22 Jun 2006, neve...@comcast.net writes However, the issue is not the imbalance specification looking into the DUT connector (test port, diff pairs). The problem that I see here is that

Re: CISPR22 Edition 5 SLCE and Ethernet

2006-06-22 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
John, thanks for the explanation to David, you are right in what you wrote. I was out the whole day so I am catching up now in the evening. However, the issue is not the imbalance specification looking into the DUT connector (test port, diff pairs). The problem that I see here is that