Agilent 6842A Technical Question

2003-02-06 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
Is anyone aware of any amendments or revisions of the relevant test equipment standards or product test standards that are not supported by the Agilent 6842A? We are currently trying to evaluate dmax during power up (inrush current) per Annex B of EN 61000-3-3 + A1 and having some difficulty. Has

RE: Member States versus EU

2003-02-05 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
Depends upon the Directive. Each Directive is addressed to the member states and requires that the Directive be transposed into national law. Generally, a national law may not be in conflict with the Directive in order to allow for the free movement of goods. However, in some cases, a Directive ma

RE: HP 6034L Power supply schematics / repair (was Agilent 6842A)

2003-02-05 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
We had ours repaired by California Instruments, the actual manufacturer of the power supply section. Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International From: Kurt M. Marden [mailto:kmar...@curtis-straus.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:40 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Cc

RE: Agilent 6842A

2003-02-04 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
Tim, which amendments or revisions of the test equipment standards or product test standards do you believe are not supported? Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International From: emcp...@aol.com [mailto:emcp...@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1:00 PM To: emc-p...@majordo

RE: UL508 and UL60950

2003-02-04 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
We once had a UL508 panel where the Listed construction allowed us to install a specified UL 60950 Listed ITE device into the panel at the customer site. So, it can be done. In our particular case, UL was the Listing agency. Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International From: Pier

RE: Proposed new EMC Directive.

2003-02-03 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
I also recommend reading this guide. http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/ne approach/legislation/guide/legislation.htm See section 3 concerning private branded products. Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International From: WOODS, RICHARD Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 1:43 PM

RE: Country Deviations to IEC 60950

2003-01-31 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
Richard, the national deviations of countries participating in the CB scheme can be found in the CB Bulletin that can be purchased from the IEC. Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International From: Richard Meyette [mailto:meye...@pacbell.net] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 12:54 PM T

RE: Proposed new EMC Directive.

2003-01-31 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
Ian, I recommend that you visit the European Commission's EMC web site: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/index.htm You will find a guide that describes the file requirements and your obligations for reselling a private branded product. The basic requirements are not going

RE: EN55022:1998 and telecom ports

2003-01-31 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
this in mind. Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International From: Pettit, Ghery [mailto:ghery.pet...@intel.com] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 11:39 AM To: 'richwo...@tycoint.com'; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: EN55022:1998 and telecom ports Richard, Cameras

RE: EN55022:1998 and telecom ports

2003-01-31 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
Carpentier Kristiaan [mailto:carpenti...@thmulti.com] Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 5:54 PM To: 'richwo...@tycoint.com'; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: EN55022:1998 and telecom ports Richard, In addition to Gherys explanation of the note, there is also the definition it

RE: EN55022:1998 and telecom ports

2003-01-30 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
y, January 30, 2003 1:45 PM To: 'richwo...@tycoint.com'; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: EN55022:1998 and telecom ports Richard, Further clarification to this question was provided by the addition of the following note at the end of article 3.6 of CISPR 22:1997 as part of A

RE: EN61000-3-2/3 applicability

2003-01-30 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
Sam, Section 5 of EN61000-3-2 lists examples of the environments and a partial listing include houses, shops, offices, cinemas, bars, and workshops. An industrial device that is intended to be used in both an industrial location (i.e., not from the public distribution grid) and in a cinema, for exa

EN55022:1998 and telecom ports

2003-01-30 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
EN55022:1998 defines telecommunication ports as " Ports which are intended to be connected to telecommunications networks (e.g. public switched telecommunication networks, integrated services digital networks), local area networks (e.g. Ethernet, token ring) and similar networks." Since "similar

RE: Country of origin information

2003-01-30 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
The country of origin marking on a product is a customs requirement in many or most countries. I know for a fact that it is required for imports into the UK. Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International From: Carpentier Kristiaan [mailto:carpenti...@thmulti.com] Sent: Thursday, Jan

EN55022:1998 + A1:2000

2003-01-28 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
A1 to EN55022:1998 requires the use of ferrite clamps on all cables leaving the table-top EUT for a connection outside the test site. Are there any other manufacturers of these clamps other than Fischer Custom Communications? Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International This messag

EN61000-4-3:2002

2003-01-28 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
Can anyone verify that EN61000-4-3:2000 does not contain common modifications to the IEC document - i.e., they are identical? Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit o

RE: Electrical Safety - Canada

2003-01-24 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
: richwo...@tycoint.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Electrical Safety - Canada Amund & Richard - Peter Merguerian had it pretty much right. While not specifically written into the US NEC, the local authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) have not normally required (let us say

RE: Electrical Safety - Canada

2003-01-24 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
Amund, all electrical products are governed by the Canadian Electrical Code, and the CSA safety standards form part of the code. The Canadian Code is very similar to the US's National Electrical Code except for the inclusion of the CSA standards. There is one major difference, however, that direct

RE: WEEE Directive

2003-01-21 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
After some additional research, I found my answer. Electrolyte capacitors contain substances of concern if the volume of the device exceeds a specified minumum. In that case, the metals are to be recovered and the rest is to be treated by high temperatures. Additional information on the WEEE recov

RE: Fiber optic hazards level 3B US & EU requirements

2003-01-21 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
The FDA does not consider LEDs to be lasers in the USA, so the are not controlled by FDA regulations. So go ahead a burn out someone's eye - lol. Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International From: zohar.zosmanov...@ecitele.com [mailto:zohar.zosmanov...@ecitele.com] Sent: Tuesday,

WEEE Directive

2003-01-20 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
Annex II of the draft WEEE Directive lists materials and components that must be removed for selective treatment including "Electrolyte capacitors containing substances of concern . . ." Other than the four heavy metals and PCBs, what "substances of concern", if any, may be found in electrolytic

RE: Video Cameras for EMC Test Monitoring

2003-01-16 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Video Cameras for EMC Test Monitoring While on the topic of cameras, does anyone make a fiberoptic version of a surveilance camera? --- richwo...@tycoint.com wrote: > We enclosed our camera in screen mesh, but we had to verify that the > enclosure d

RE: Video Cameras for EMC Test Monitoring

2003-01-15 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
We enclosed our camera in screen mesh, but we had to verify that the enclosure did not affect the calibration of the room. We test up to 10V/m with no problems. Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International From: Sandi McEnery [mailto:smcen...@ustech-lab.com] Sent: Wednesday, Ja

RE: EU bans certain flame retardants

2003-01-14 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
Update: this ban is via the 24th ammendment to Directive 76/769/EEC. Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International > -Original Message- > From: WOODS, RICHARD > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:13 AM > To: 'emc-pstc' > Subject: EU bans certain flame retarda

RE: NRTL in the U.S.

2003-01-14 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
Add Orange County California, City of San Francisco, states of Maryland (consumer products only as I recall), North Carolina and Washington. Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International From: Brian Epstein [mailto:brian.epst...@veeco.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:36 PM To:

Alternatives to Brominated Fire Retardants

2003-01-14 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
Does anyone know of web sites or other sources that describe feasible alternatives to bominated fire retardants in plastics? Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit ou

Draft RoH Directive

2003-01-14 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
The draft of the RoH Directive bans, effective 1 July 2006, certain substances in new electrical and electronic equipment with certain listed exceptions. However, outside the exceptions, no maximum allowable concentration values of the banned substances is listed. Article 5 provides for future ame

RE: Notification required?

2003-01-14 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
There are two issues here. First, how does one know for a legal fact that frequency band has been harmonized? That is not clear to me unless it get published in the OJ. Second, if a band is harmonized, there is no legal way a member country can force you into Notification since the RTTE Directive

EU bans certain flame retardants

2003-01-14 Thread richwo...@tycoint.com
I found the following announcement on the Commission's website. > European Parliament and EU ministers agree to ban potentially toxic flame > retardants > Enterprise Europe, Brussels, 18 December 2002 - The European Parliament > today unanimously agreed to ban the marketing and use across the EU

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