RE: safety concern?

2004-09-22 Thread Peter L. Tarver
evaluations I've done (not many) all show a strong dependence on wire size. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. 2000 Ringwood Ave. San Jose, CA 95131-1749 V: 408-904-2081 F: 408-904-2095 M: 408-234-3529 peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com

RE: IEC 60950 Clause 6 questions

2003-12-01 Thread Peter L. Tarver
conductor does. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org

Overvoltages on coax (was: RE: IEC 60950 Clause 6 questions)

2003-12-01 Thread Peter L. Tarver
equipment) as a requirement in your installation instructions, including its isolating nature, its overvoltage protection character, and that it must be safety certified As imperfect as Option 3 is, it gets one over the safety certification hump. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org

RE: Blocked ventillation testing

2003-11-26 Thread Peter L. Tarver
ventilation openings are blocked. Whether or not the equipment is rack mounted, they're over testing. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org -Original Message- From: Ned Devine Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 12:19 PM Hi, For rack mounted equipment, UL requires all vent

RE: IEC and EN standard relationships

2003-11-25 Thread Peter L. Tarver
to have the force of law. The Federal Register has been in its present format for decades and is unlikely to change any time soon. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org From: Mike Hopkins Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:42 PM Info from outside the EU: In the US, ANSI and others

RE: Blocked ventillation testing

2003-11-25 Thread Peter L. Tarver
noncompliance with the standard. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. 2000 Ringwood Ave. San Jose, CA 95131-1749 V: 408-904-2081 F: 408-904-2095 M: 408-234-3529 peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Robert Johnson Sent: Tuesday, November 25

RE: CEN standard scopes/abstracts

2003-11-24 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Richard - It has to start somewhere. Saying nothing returns the same. Peter From: richhug...@aol.com Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 9:42 AM Peter, The emc-pstc list is a good place to exchange ideas between engineers but not a good forum for actioning change. This message is from the

RE: CEN standard scopes/abstracts

2003-11-24 Thread Peter L. Tarver
. Please consider making the scope paragraphs of CEN standards available on-line, to help standards users make best use of their available funds. I have not yet received any error messages, though it's only been a few minutes since I sent my e-mail. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org

RE: CEN standard scopes/abstracts

2003-11-24 Thread Peter L. Tarver
is normally met with 'no one else has complained,' so I hope that others of like mind will participate in letting CEN know the community of standards users need their help. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc

CEN standard scopes/abstracts

2003-11-21 Thread Peter L. Tarver
), Techstreet, whcich at most only repeat the standard's title in the abstract. Perhaps I'm overlooking an obvious source. Ideas anyone? Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our

RE: Grounding

2003-11-17 Thread Peter L. Tarver
. One can only hope that no one is hurt in the meantime. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your

RE: 10/100 Ethernet transformers meeting IEC60950 Basic insulation

2003-11-14 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Thank you for the update, John. I didn't plan to look it up; it's kind of you to do so for us. The document contains a number of other items, not related to reliance on enamel magnet wire as insulation. Could've bounced on any or all accounts. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org

RE: Machinery Directive acoustic requirements

2003-11-14 Thread Peter L. Tarver
I know I must purchase some standards, but I'd like to minimize the financial hit. I'd appreciate opinions regarding these three standards in particular: That's one...two...thr...FOUR standards...yeah four... (whudduh week) EN ISO 4871:1996 EN ISO 9614-1:1995 EN ISO

RE: Machinery Directive acoustic requirements

2003-11-14 Thread Peter L. Tarver
requirements, though I may be misinterpreting the term test code. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your

Machinery Directive acoustic requirements

2003-11-13 Thread Peter L. Tarver
testing necessary, other than to provide guidance to the final equipment assembler? Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc

RE: Class 1 AC/DC adapter

2003-11-06 Thread Peter L. Tarver
than 2kVac specified in IEC60320-1. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org From: Rich Nute Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:07 PM Hi Peter and Raymond: Raymond doesn't have to do this. The dimensions of the standard C14 specify 5 mm between mains and PE. The dimensions

RE: Class 1 AC/DC adapter

2003-11-06 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Raymond - Please see the below. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org From: Raymond Li Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 9:18 AM Peter, I am pleased to give you greater details below as required. What we don't know (or I've lost track of): DK2) what mains connected

digital tv -vs- medical telemetry

2003-11-05 Thread Peter L. Tarver
This is an old issue for some (from a 20MAR1998 FDA advisory), but an interesting spectrum allocation issue for your edification http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dtvalert.html Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical

RE: Class 1 AC/DC adapter

2003-11-05 Thread Peter L. Tarver
of the primary circuit involved in breaking down? This will effect margins and pricing, but sometimes one must bite the bullet to get into the market or meet a customer's time constraint. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety

RE: Class 1 AC/DC adapter

2003-11-04 Thread Peter L. Tarver
impedance test. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org feeling a little like AA Milne and William Goldman. This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel

RE: Class 1 AC/DC adapter

2003-11-04 Thread Peter L. Tarver
. I recommend you explore this option with the safety certifier as a practical means of complying with the production line testing requirements. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list

RE: Class 1 AC/DC adapter

2003-11-04 Thread Peter L. Tarver
is not considered Class II. One is simply limited to not marking with the aforementioned symbol. I'd appreciate hearing more from you on this Rich. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org From: Tyra, John Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 6:30 AM Great answers Rich! I do have one

Some recent standards releases

2003-10-31 Thread Peter L. Tarver
they may be a source of danger to the public. The standard covers manual, semi-automatic and automatic equipment. For electric fence energizers, see IEC 60335-2-76. For electric fishing machines, see IEC 60335-2-86. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org This message is from the IEEE EMC

RE: CB certification - IEC60950

2003-10-29 Thread Peter L. Tarver
the vendor to update their certification reports, if the product's manufacturing life will extend beyond 1JAN2005. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org From: am...@westin-emission.no Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 12:14 PM Hi all, We are looking for an adapter 240AC/24DC 60W

RE: Class 1 AC/DC adapter

2003-10-27 Thread Peter L. Tarver
with the safety certification houses to allow the earthing impedance test to be performed with the power supply unsealed, between the earthing pin, if a direct plug-in or permanently connected power supply cord, and the point of earthing in the secondary. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager

RE: Regulatory Plan

2003-10-22 Thread Peter L. Tarver
, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Derek Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 11:47 AM In a message dated 10/22/2003 1:42:02 PM Central Daylight Time, john_t...@bose.com writes: I don't know what type

RE: metallic coatings

2003-10-17 Thread Peter L. Tarver
of these conductive structural resins in their designs (within the limits of IP consideration). Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Wani, Vijay (V) Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 10:25 AM Ken

RE: electrochemical potentials

2003-10-15 Thread Peter L. Tarver
instance. The electrochemical potentials shown are geared toward battery couples. There are other issues recently brought to my attention that I will also pursue to better understand the topic. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. San Jose

RE: electrochemical potentials

2003-10-14 Thread Peter L. Tarver
from the end points of others This is an interesting exercise; both a refresher on materials and chemistry, and a valuable learning experience. 'Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends...' Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. San

electrochemical potentials

2003-10-14 Thread Peter L. Tarver
the values shown in the table. I'd appreciate any input you might have. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion

RE: Safety Standards Comparison

2003-09-24 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Reg - 60950 is a product safety standard for ITE 60529 is an ingress protection reference standard for outdoor use equipment/enclosures Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Reginald

RE: Arcing Sparking

2003-09-22 Thread Peter L. Tarver
, AS. spearca; akin to D. spark, sperk; cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, Lith. sprag[e]ti, Gr. ? a bursting with a noise, Skr. sph?rj to crackle, to thunder. Cf. {Speak}.] 1. A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety

RE: fan question

2003-09-18 Thread Peter L. Tarver
edification, irrespective of the content of the safety standard. I might be inclined to do such a thing on equipment intended for installation in a hazardous location. This is more a matter of personal conscience and corporate cya. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager

RE: fan question

2003-09-17 Thread Peter L. Tarver
no. -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of drcuthb...@micron.com Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 8:16 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: fan question Question: During a locked fan rotor test do

New Scientist article of rf health effects

2003-09-12 Thread Peter L. Tarver
FYI http://www.newscientist.com/opinion/opinterview.jsp?id=ns241 21 Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc

Earthing Impedance Test Method Differences (was RE: earthline choke)

2003-09-11 Thread Peter L. Tarver
are willing to provide their knowledge of additional standards. I wonder if this will be an item of contention in TC108, as IEC60065 and IEC60950-1 are blended into the hazard based standard. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. San Jose, CA

RE: Digital signatures (was Software and Safety)

2003-09-05 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Acrobat format that have certain input fields secured, with others not secured, allowing input of needed information. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Hans Mellberg Sent: Monday, August

RE: UL CSA standards date of expiry

2003-09-05 Thread Peter L. Tarver
repost From: Peter L. Tarver [mailto:peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 7:58 AM To: Emc-Pstc (E-mail) Subject: RE: UL CSA standards date of expiry Sylvia, Chris, et al - I note that the dates on the web page differ from those proposed by UL

RE: UL CSA standards date of expiry

2003-09-05 Thread Peter L. Tarver
will be. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Sylvia Toma Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 3:30 PM Hello Chris, Try this link. It should give you the information that you're looking for. http

RE: fuse replacement markings

2003-09-04 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Richard - I recall using that before, to good effect. I'd forgotten about it. Thank you for the reminder. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Richard Hughes Sent: Wednesday, August 27

RE: fuse replacement markings

2003-09-04 Thread Peter L. Tarver
vague, 60950-1 is flexible. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. 2000 Ringwood Ave. San Jose, CA 95131-1749 V: 408-904-2081 F: 408-904-2095 M: 408-234-3529 peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: John Woodgate Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003

RE: fuse replacement markings

2003-08-27 Thread Peter L. Tarver
, will meet the requirements of the standard, since the intent is to use more plain language than that. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Homologation Services Sanmina-SCI Corp. San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: John Woodgate Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 12:07

RE: fuse replacement markings

2003-08-26 Thread Peter L. Tarver
repost From: Peter L. Tarver [mailto:peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:49 AM To: PSTC Subject: fuse replacement markings The following query relates to IEC60950:2000 and -1, §1.7.6. Is anyone aware of any CTL decisions for IEC60950:2000 or -1, where

RE: 94V-0 question

2003-08-12 Thread Peter L. Tarver
application. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Cole, Bryan [LBRT/CCC] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 1:11 PM This scenaro comes up often in our designs. We typically use 0.010 or 0.020

RE: 94V-0 question

2003-08-12 Thread Peter L. Tarver
standard that relies on UL746C (Standard for Polymeric Materials; Use in Electrical Equipment Evaluations) as a reference standard, you may have a number of other material parameters to match up, on top of flammability classification. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina

RE: Declaration of Conformity by 3rd Party

2003-08-05 Thread Peter L. Tarver
. Many labs, however, will provide a template form DoC for customers to sign. This is a service for inexperienced companies who need a leg up. It is not the same as acting as signatory. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar

RE: Number of Terminations on a Ground Stud?

2003-07-31 Thread Peter L. Tarver
From: Peter L. Tarver Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 7:18 AM Where installation codes in the US and Canada apply, separate PE terminals are required. I misspoke here. NFPA 70 (US NEC) §110-14 states, terminals for more than one conductor and terminals used to connect aluminum shall be so

RE: Number of Terminations on a Ground Stud?

2003-07-31 Thread Peter L. Tarver
currents flow that failure to maintain tight equipotential bonding within the equipment can cause significant interoperability issues. In such cases, though, studs may be a poor choice and ground bars and similar devices are better suited to the task. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety

EMF WORLD WIDE STANDARDS

2003-07-30 Thread Peter L. Tarver
These are protection standards. I can't attest to the links providing the latest information, but this is a interesting resource. http://www.who.int/docstore/peh-emf/EMFStandards/who-0102/Wo rldmap5.htm Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services

How does FCC Audit Cell Phone RF?

2003-07-30 Thread Peter L. Tarver
/en/ Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs

RE: AC Power variation standard

2003-07-29 Thread Peter L. Tarver
perusal shows it has what you need transcribed in this document, though you may want the source standard. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services 2000 Ringwood Ave. San Jose, CA 95131-1749 V: 408-904-2081 F: 408-904-2095 M: 408-234-3529 peter.tar

RE: NARTE safety engineer certification

2003-07-24 Thread Peter L. Tarver
on other, perhaps less tangible benefits. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE The Krusty Grump This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail

RE: NARTE safety engineer certification

2003-07-23 Thread Peter L. Tarver
I received what amounts to a courtesy response from NARTE this morning. It only took four weeks and as many weekly pleas for a response, including boosting the importance of the last e-mail. My confidence in the value of NARTE's program is uninspired. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product

RE: MRI-safe test lab

2003-07-21 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Patricia - Can you be more specific as to what standards are applicable and what aspect of such testing you are looking for (EMC, safety, operational, other) Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From

RE: Professional Lighting Control Console - the Americas

2003-07-14 Thread Peter L. Tarver
certain they'll give you the most correct information. I do not think that UL60065 applies, but UL may have a different story. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com This message is from the IEEE EMC

CSA file review

2003-07-14 Thread Peter L. Tarver
. Interestingly enough, it appears to be available at CSA's Japan site (in Japanese) at: http://www.jqacsa.org/list/more/data10.htm Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com This message is from the IEEE EMC

Journal of Electrostatics

2003-07-10 Thread Peter L. Tarver
I am looking for a back issue of the Journal of Electrostatics: Volume 33, No. 1, 1994. Anyone mind sharing? Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product

RE: Professional Lighting Control Console - the Americas

2003-07-09 Thread Peter L. Tarver
, Theater Certified For Canada C22.2 No. 14-M91, Industrial Control Equipment. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Kevin Richardson Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 4:51 AM I am trying to determine

NARTE safety engineer certification

2003-07-02 Thread Peter L. Tarver
L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: gr...@test4safety.com Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 2:48 PM It’s also worth noting that NARTE will begin the Grandfathering phase for their Certified Product Safety Engineer

RE: Czech medical grounding?

2003-07-02 Thread Peter L. Tarver
be generated by flow or agitation resulting in ignition or explosion. eek! Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: brent.dew...@us.datex-ohmeda.com Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 12:26 PM I got some weird

RE: IP ratings vs Nema Ratings

2003-07-02 Thread Peter L. Tarver
). All only consider the first two IP characters. NEMA 250, Appendix A, paragraph 1, indicates this is doe to NEMA requirements not addressing corrosion, rust, icing, oil, and coolants. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar

flame was (was RE: Dielectric withstand voltage for power supplies)

2003-06-28 Thread Peter L. Tarver
. If it is anyone's intent to turn this into a boorish flame war, let's get it on, but let's do it off the list. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety

RE: Dielectric withstand voltage for power supplies

2003-06-26 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Peter- This appears to be a case of not reading the standard. Please buy a copy and read it. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Peter Horvat Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 6:37 AM Hi, Can

RE: Plenum rated equipment

2003-06-23 Thread Peter L. Tarver
. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com -Original Message- From: Jan Heffken Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 8:11 AM I realize this has nothing to do with EMC but I am hoping someone can guild me

soft x-ray ionizer

2003-06-20 Thread Peter L. Tarver
of adding this device and am hoping some assistance from the list. The market for the product is primarily Asia-Pacific (emphasis on Asia). Anyone already been through this that's willing to lend a hand? Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose

RE: PCB marked for UL 94V-0

2003-06-19 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Bryan - The only required markings are manufacturer's name and type designation. Marking the flammability classification is optional. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Cole, Bryan [LBRT

RE: PCB marked for UL 94V-0

2003-06-19 Thread Peter L. Tarver
board could use a laminate that would not also have that rating; one exception is if the fab house also made the laminate (cake from scratch, where you reap and winnow your own grain). Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar

RE: PCB marked for UL 94V-0

2003-06-19 Thread Peter L. Tarver
house are included in this category. Laminate sheets may or may not be marked individually, but the paper or other wrapping for a bundle should be labeled, if the sheets are not. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina

RE: PCB marked for UL 94V-0

2003-06-19 Thread Peter L. Tarver
. A quick check of a couple of laminates Recognitions shows Marking: Company name and material designation. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Greg Galluccio Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 10:26

OT: (mis)spelling humor

2003-06-19 Thread Peter L. Tarver
of a telephone message received at a former employer. With all due apologies to the caller (an intelligent person), the message was from: Brain Speck. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com

RE: FDA registration of laser

2003-06-11 Thread Peter L. Tarver
for putting a yoke on end-users. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Chris Maxwell Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:04 AM our current thinking is that we don't need to re-submit the GBICs

RE: FDA registration of laser

2003-06-11 Thread Peter L. Tarver
L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com -Original Message- From: Kim Boll Jensen Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:55 AM Hi all good people Just a simple question. When using a CD or DVD driver in a product (PC

RE: 60950-1 temperatures

2003-06-04 Thread Peter L. Tarver
To your advantage in using the 60950-1 standards, under the scenario you painted. Peter From: Brian O'Connell Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 8:32 AM According to EN60950-1, table 4B, note 1, a winding temperature measured using embedded thermocouples no longer requires the 10ºC

RE: 60950-1 temperatures

2003-06-04 Thread Peter L. Tarver
naming, it looks the same to me. This ignores the 10ºC differential for using thermocouples. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Brian O'Connell Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:00 PM Mr Hughes

RE: 60950-1 temperatures

2003-06-02 Thread Peter L. Tarver
and the testing is done in a 25C ambient, you're right, the terms cancel out. But, if you product is intended for use in a 40C ambient ad tested in a 25C ambient, the term is nonzero and adjusts Tmax down by the difference of the two ambient temperatures. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager

UK in-service continuing compliance testing (was: RE: Safety testing after equipment repair)

2003-05-23 Thread Peter L. Tarver
. As in, passed into law, or, passed away. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Richard Hughes Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 5:15 PM Rich, Gregg, The referenced document is The Electricity at Work

RE: Safety testing after equipment repair

2003-05-22 Thread Peter L. Tarver
John - Or a lower potential test for mains connected equipment, such as insulation resistance. More complicated, but less deleterious, tests could include an earth leakage current test or a touch current test. From: John Woodgate Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 12:19 PM Repeated hi-pot

RE: Glow Wire test vs. UL94 - flammability rating

2003-05-19 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Ilan - The test methods are entirely different and, therefore, the result are not directly comparable. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com -Original Message- From: Ilan Cohen [mailto:ico

RE: Glow Wire test vs. UL94 - flammability rating

2003-05-19 Thread Peter L. Tarver
save any time over performing both tests. I wouldn't place any bets that V-2 would pass the glow wire test. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Ilan Cohen Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 5:01 AM Guys

RE: Australian Automotive Product

2003-05-16 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Bob - Try the Standards Australia web site. http://www.standards.com.au/ Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com -Original Message- From: Bob Heller Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 3:04 AM I

RE: EN 60215 / IEC215 Safety requirements for radio transmitting equipment

2003-05-15 Thread Peter L. Tarver
of the equipment; -prevention of fire and its spread. EN60215 is referenced in the RTTE Directive and so applies to your product, if the RTTE applies. From your company's name, I suspect it does apply. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services 2000 Ringwood

RE: Use of a triangle on warning labels

2003-05-13 Thread Peter L. Tarver
. Answer to your trivia question - Per ISO 3684:1984, the slash runs 10:00 to 4:00 for a prohibition sign. This is not always followed, if the ISO 7000:1989, Symbol 0506, is any example. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA

RE: Power Adapter LPS

2003-05-13 Thread Peter L. Tarver
. If this was the question, the answer is no. If the question was intended to go beyond this, then, certainly, the issues you mention and many others, still need review. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From

RE: reinforced insulation - EN60950

2003-05-12 Thread Peter L. Tarver
L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com -Original Message- From: Alexandru Guidea Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 9:47 AM Dear colleagues, As part of a PCB design required to be compliant with EN60950, we want

RE: Power Adapter LPS

2003-05-12 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Class 2 power sources, there is no need for any additional testing to demonstrate compliance with LPS requirements in UL60950. The LPS requirements are derived from (though somewhat less stringent than) NEC Class 2 requirements. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI

RE: safety agency product file

2003-05-12 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Alice - The answer to your questions is certifier dependant. However, in most cases, the safety certifier mails the reports to the factories and to their local field product/factory auditors. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA

RE: Thermocouple glue

2003-04-28 Thread Peter L. Tarver
of needle nose pliers (one with checkering on the jaws). The residue literally cracks off and more times than not, leaves a good bead intact. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com This message is from

RE: Thermocouple glue

2003-04-25 Thread Peter L. Tarver
flow over the bead effecting the sensed temperature. Momentary removal of air flow can serve as a cross-check, if there is a concern; the interruption would have to be very short term, to avoid building up of heat in the sensed part. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI

RE: Thermocouple glue

2003-04-23 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Bill - If you're referring to what I think you are, it's fuller's earth and waterglass, which is a clay-like mineral and sodium silicate solution. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com -Original

RE: IEC60950 (1992) 2nd edition

2003-04-01 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Amund - I forgot to mention: or against the requirements in CSA22.2 No 60950-1-03/UL60950-1 (publication dated 1APR2003). This should be your preferred standard for Canada and the US, going forward. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services 2000

Lab integrity (was: RE: OK, what's going on?)

2003-03-31 Thread Peter L. Tarver
watching this hen house. Crowing mode OFF. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com From: Morse, Earl Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 8:10 AM The emigration of PC manufacturing to the PAC rim is being followed

RE: IEC60950 (1992) 2nd edition

2003-03-31 Thread Peter L. Tarver
. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com -Original Message- From: Amund Westin Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 1:17 PM If you have a Power supply unit tested according to IEC60950 (1992) 2nd

RE: RE2: Dark Fiber and Regulation

2003-03-20 Thread Peter L. Tarver
Andre - My understanding of the term dark fiber is identical to Marko's. In the reading I've done, I've never seen it used to refer to anything other than unused channels or fibers. If you have other information, I would appreciate your sharing the source. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE

RE: CE mark on development/evaluation boards ?

2003-03-11 Thread Peter L. Tarver
From: John Woodgate Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 1:24 PM Peter L. Tarver peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com wrote: I also have a current need for this information and would appreciate being copied on anything off the list. Why off-list? It seems to me that a lot of people would be interested

RE: CE mark on development/evaluation boards ?

2003-03-11 Thread Peter L. Tarver
I also have a current need for this information and would appreciate being copied on anything off the list. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p

RE: FDA Laser Requirements

2003-03-05 Thread Peter L. Tarver
. I can provide a scanned copy to those who wish it. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com -Original Message- From: richwo...@tycoint.com Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:56 AM 21CFR1002.30(b

RE: Plenum Ratings

2003-02-06 Thread Peter L. Tarver
spaces below raised floors in ITE rooms and references Article 645 Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com -Original Message- From: Cereceres, David Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 1:31 PM Hello

RE: Ethernet Creepage and Clearance

2003-02-06 Thread Peter L. Tarver
of and read the standard. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com -Original Message- From: Alex McNeil Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:56 PM Hi Forum, Are there any ethernet and PCB

RE: EN60950 protective conductor test (was Re: Circuit Breaker Tripping Dring Fault Tests)

2003-02-05 Thread Peter L. Tarver
A circuits on 120V circuits; my 208 V circuits, which I can boost to 240V, are all 30 A. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical

RE: EN60950 protective conductor test (was Re: Circuit Breaker Tripping Dring Fault Tests)

2003-02-05 Thread Peter L. Tarver
to accept and when we prefer to receive it. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE Product Safety Manager Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services San Jose, CA peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site

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