EMC requirements USA

2003-11-10 Thread iun...@servomex.com
Dear Group, In North America, are there any EMC testing and performance requirements specifically covering industrial process measuring equipment? Many thanks in anticipation of your replies. Ian Unwin * *Register now at www.servomex.com/zap.html

RE: NEW EMC Standards

2003-07-24 Thread iun...@servomex.com
Dear Group I am on the point of specifying a new signal generator for in-house radiated immunity testing. Does anybody out there have a feel for where the upper test frequency limit is likely to go for industrial instruments covered by EN 61326 and similar? Is it likely to remain at 1 GHz, or is

US Product Safety Standards

2003-03-17 Thread iun...@servomex.com
Dear Group, We manufacture gas monitoring equipment for process plant and lab use. Historically, before being marketed in the US the non hazardous area product versions have been submitted for electrical safety assessment under either UL 61010A-1 or FM3810. Can anyone advise me what the differen

RE: MRA US-EU: Sectoral Annex Safety suspended

2003-01-29 Thread iun...@servomex.com
Dear Group, Having read the document given, can anybody explain what it means? As an instrument manufacturer selling products into both the US and EU do I need to panic over this, or can I ignore it and sleep peacefully in my bed at nights? Regards Ian D Unwin Servomex Group Limited _

'DOW' of standards

2003-01-28 Thread iun...@servomex.com
Dear Group, The OJ for the LVD (page C317/73) gives 1.1.2004 as being the date beyond which IEC 61010-1:1990/A2:1995 can no longer be used to presume conformance with the requirements of this Directive. After this date, can equipment previously assessed to this standard still b

Re: Wee Directive

2003-01-23 Thread iun...@servomex.com
Ian, As a process equipment manufacturer we are members of GAMBICA (www.gambica.org.uk), a UK trade association covering automation, instrumentation and control technologies. This group regularly provides us with valuable information on directives such as WEE, and acts as a point of contact for