[PSES] Melting BNC connectors

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Re: [PSES] fused plugs or short cords

. Tumbler, Quail and others have NEMA 5-15 plug with fuse-holder -> not good. Brian -Original Message- From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of Doug Smith Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:30 AM To: emc-pstc Subject: fused plugs or short cords Hi Everyone, I

[PSES] fused plugs or short cords

on Google and have not been able to come up with anything good. The closest I have come is a fused two prong plug for Christmas tree lights. Close, but not three prong. Doug -- --- ___ _ Doug Smith

Re: [PSES] Goodbye

rom: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of Doug Smith Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 12:14 PM To: Price, Edward Cc: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Re: Goodbye Hi Ed, Best wishes from this end for you and your family. We will miss your posts. I am one of those that will likely

Re: [PSES] Goodbye

Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com> -- ------- ___ _ Doug Smith

[PSES] Common mode current measurements - a powerful troubleshooting technique

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Re: [PSES] What means do you use to exercise Ethernet telecom ports?

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[PSES] Latest Technical Tidbit - heat sink tines and EMC

risk frequencies by measuring the resonant frequencies of the heat sink tines is discussed. The link is: http://emcesd.com/tt2011/tt120111.htm Doug -- --- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / )

[Bulk] link error in HFNews

The first link in the pdf file was a misprint. The error has been corrected in the pdf file and the correct link is: http://emcesd.com/tt2009/tt010109.htm The whole pdf file is at: http://emcesd.com/HFNews/HFNews-Jan09.pdf Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith

HFNews letter

t it so people could see if they might want it emailed to them for future issues. The link to the posted article is: http://emcesd.com/HFNews/HFNews-Jan09.pdf Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031

Re: Cigarette socket in vehicles

Mike Cantwell For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher David Heald -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-

ESD troubleshooting technique

coupled onto system cables, one at a time. Doing so can identify sensitive cables that may be contributing to an ESD problem. Have a Happy New Year! Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457

BNC/SMA protectors

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links to IEEE EMC Symposium Video and others

EOS/ESD Symposium as well as videos of experiments. Doing this stuff is really fun as well as easy on Mac OS X. Enjoy, Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4

switching power supply magnetic field emissions and SI problems

ive setups..sort of like the rest of my work on other problems. Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858

Webcast from the IEEE EMC Symposium in Detroit

podcasts/webcasts are at: http://emcesd-podcast.com/weekly_podcasts/index.htm The IEEE show is at the top of the list: This week's show - The IEEE EMC 2008 Symposium in Detroit - Part 1 September 21, 2008 (66.2 MB mp4 file) Doug -- ___ _ Doug

Unshielded loops as useful as shielded ones for many uses in SI and EMC

shielded loops for pulse injection. Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858-4528 | q-( ) | o

Re: RF What-if

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Jingling change, ESD, and scope probes video

ay have to skip a week. Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858-4528 | q-( ) | o |

new video podcast "A Scope Probe can Fool You"

happens, do not include the "[i]" if you cut and paste. In most mail clients you should be able to just click on the link. Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FA

video on PCB troubleshooting

t; type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"> This is now in the public domain, so it is OK to copy. Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457

A powerful troubleshooting technique

ith Mac OS X Leopard. Editing and joining multiple video clips into a single movie was easy, even without ever reading any instructions! Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _

weekly video podcasts

should be up. If I am traveling that day, it will be up on Saturday. Typical file sizes will be from two to six megabytes. Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408

short video on building a square magentic loop

MOV format, but the file size is almost 20 MB, a little large for web use. Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile

Parasitic Coupling Between Unshielded Wire Loops

the article is the picture of the experimental setup at the bottom of the page at: http://emcesd.com Enjoy, Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799

square shielded loops

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EMI pickup by Wi-Fi antennas

nd it?). There will be more to come. Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858-4528 | q-( )

Heisenberg in the Frequency Domain

efore, the result can be more serious than just signal loading. To see the article go to http://emcesd.com where the link to the article is the frequency plot at the bottom of the page. Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O

Heisenberg and signal measurements

ay be less expensive to fly from Denver to London than from Denver to Boston. And... Oxford is a great place to visit this time of year and attendance helps the University. Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos

EMI example of sin(x)/x problem

Association's Tutorial Program. The Tutorial Program includes many segments on a wide variety of ESD effects and problems taught by a number of experts from industry and academia. Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los

Sin(x)/x issues

il you the download instructions for the recently upated notes. -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858

looking at internal signals on an IC

f the experimental setup at the bottom of the homepage at http://emcesd.com. Have a good month, Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358

food packaging as test equipment

County, CA for the local EMC Society chapter. If you are close by, stop in. The local chapter contact and info is: June 12, 2003 Orange County, California EMC Chapter EMC Fest '03 EMC: Black Magic "Dispelled" (And Replaced by Basic Physics) With Speakers W. Michael King and Doug

Paths passing through planes

return trip can have a significant effect on board performance in many respects. Possibly this data can help you convince your co-workers who are not into EMC/ESD. Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457

Measurment and Intrepretation of Chip/Package Noise

f the site is: http://emcesd.com Page down to the article link (picture of a probe on a chip package at the bottom of the page). Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TE

Re: OK, what's going on?

..@attbi.com > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org > Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org > > Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the

Re: OK, what's going on?

oduct. The vigilant companies will > not be able to compete. > > I agree, enforce the emissions standards or drop them. > > Earl Morse > ex-Major PC Company EMC guru > .. -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 =

Re: OK, what's going on?

eads is > another problem for another day. This doesn't happen when equipment is > procured by an integrator and designed per the integrator's definition, but > it is common with off-the-shelf gear. > > > > for a son 3/26/03 1:38 AM, Doug Smith at d...@emcesd.com wro

Re: OK, what's going on?

t; stick with it. > > Last note... this is not intended to pick on any individuals, or > organization, but I do want to stir the pot. > .. -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-14

measurement error

shoot immunity problems in our group. Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858-4528 | q-( )

Re: Shieled ethernet cables in Germany

ion-based defacto standard in Germany for >>installation of network type ITE equipment (routers, switches, >>firewalls, etc.) Can anyone confirm or comment on that. Is it like >>that anywhere else? >> >>Thanks >> >>George Stults >>WatchGu

immunity to radiated impulses

olved in system level ESD. New articles will be added on a continuing basis. The site is at: http://www.systemsemc.com/ Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX

Re: BeCu problem

the > rest-of-the world) as > the material for shielding gaskets and fingers. > ...deleted for brevity.... -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \

Re: I2C bus sensitivity to EFT

l Fast Transient (EFT) Test per the EMC Standard EN61000-4-4. >>I have tried shielded cables, several EFT devices and 1nF caps on the > > lines > >>but with little affect. >> >>Kind Regards >>Alex McNeil >>Principal Engineer >>Tel: +44 (0)131 479

New disk drive paper

backup server) Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858-4528 | q-( ) | o |Emai

new paper posting

70K in length. Doug ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858-4528 | q-( ) | o |Email: d...@dsmith.org \ _ /]

More efffects of paths crossing ground plane breaks

) that is formed by the signal and its return path in the ground plane. The link to the article is the picture at the bottom of the home page showing a loop held up to a circuit board. Happy reading! Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O

excessive crosstalk

C77b meeting. Doug -- --- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858-4528 | q-( ) | o |Emai

voltage across seams

o and link to the article is at the bottom of the index page. Doug -- --- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-418

Re: Circuit pack ESD drain

and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" -- --- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457

ESD Symposium

really nice! Doug -- --- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 = Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858-4528 | q-( ) |

Re: Ferrites can increase emissions?

hinking about >> > > this and trying an experiment to confirm one mechanism, I wrote up an >> > > article describing that mechanism. I have posted the article on my >> > > website (emcesd.com or www.dsmith.org) as the "Technical Tidbit" >> > > article

RE: Current probe problem

Hi All, Jim has a good idea here. I have an experiment I use in presentations that shows the amount of an ESD current that couples onto a probe body (Fischer F-33-1) varies by about a factor of two depending how the lead is dressed as it passes through the probe, perpendicular through the center

RE: Current probe problem

seen by my dog. Honest. > > > > > > > >> -Original Message- >> From:ed.pr...@cubic.com [SMTP:ed.pr...@cubic.com] >> Sent:Monday, June 21, 1999 9:48 AM >> To: EMC-PSTC >> Subject: Fw: Current probe problem >> >&g

Re: Noise in Power Lead

ent is clean, knowing how the problem was measured may lead to a clue as to its solution. Doug -------- ___ _Doug Smith \ / ) Manager EMC Development & Test =

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