Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-22 Thread John Woodgate
In message OF5731886A.DA0AD43C-ON882579C8.00643963-882579C8.00673A20@US.Schneider-E lectric.com, dated Wed, 21 Mar 2012, ralph.mcdiar...@schneider-electric.com writes: I have heard stories about some 50Hz iron-core wall-warts burning out at 260-270Vac. I think 'burning out' is not quite

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-22 Thread Richard Nute
After all this discussion, Does anyone know the Mains Voltage in the US. It was once 110 VAC and then 115 VAC. I heard that now it may be 120 VAC Any info would be helpful Mains voltage in the USA is set by the local utility. For example, Clark County Public Utility, where I live, supplies

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-22 Thread Aldous, Scott
Drive Fort Collins, CO 80525 www.advanced-energy.com/solarenergy -Original Message- From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Richard Nute Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 12:03 PM To: 'itl-emc user group'; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: RE: [PSES] Mains voltage

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-22 Thread Kunde, Brian
220221. Whatever it Takes. -Original Message- From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of doug...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:45 PM To: itl-emc user group; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-22 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Scott: Thanks for the information! Best regards, Rich -Original Message- From: Aldous, Scott [mailto:scott.ald...@aei.com] Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 11:16 AM To: ri...@ieee.org; 'itl-emc user group'; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: RE: [PSES] Mains voltage

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-21 Thread John Cotman
: 20 March 2012 17:37 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe In message 020D0D79F6644B7F84CFED34C7D38DBF@Pete97219Compaq, dated Tue, 20 Mar 2012, Pete Perkins peperkin...@cs.com writes: As an outsider my recollection is that the decision to move from 220V

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-21 Thread ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen
...@ieee.org] Namens John Cotman Verzonden: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:50 AM Aan: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Onderwerp: RE: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe There is a lot of misinformation (generally, I mean, not on this forum) about this topic. 1. The common 230V is a legal fiction to allow free

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-21 Thread Kunde, Brian
Cotman Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:50 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: RE: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe There is a lot of misinformation (generally, I mean, not on this forum) about this topic. 1. The common 230V is a legal fiction to allow free movement of goods within the CE

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-21 Thread Canio Dichirico
: RE: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe There is a lot of misinformation (generally, I mean, not on this forum) about this topic. 1. The common 230V is a legal fiction to allow free movement of goods within the CE marking area. It's a political voltage, not an engineering one. C.1) Fully

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-21 Thread Ralph . McDiarmid
: Canio Dichirico cdich...@eso.org To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Date: 03/21/2012 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe Dear All, Some comments of mine embedded in the message below. Kind regards Canio Dichirico -Original Message- From: emc-p

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-21 Thread John Woodgate
In message 4ca283837b67ec48b4943536cfe7c14805327...@hqmbx2.ads.eso.org, dated Wed, 21 Mar 2012, Canio Dichirico cdich...@eso.org writes: C.6) Honestly I ignore whether IEC and/or CENELEC are actually pursuing what stated in the above-mentioned note of IEC 38, i.e., after this the reduction

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-21 Thread Brian Oconnell
distribution systems that made it a political voltage? Brian -Original Message- From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of Canio Dichirico Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:09 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: RE: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe Dear All

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-21 Thread John Woodgate
In message f2c4784e656a4aacaf96ae46d3ac2...@tamuracorp.com, dated Wed, 21 Mar 2012, Brian Oconnell oconne...@tamuracorp.com writes: I see minimal politics in EMC or safety standards - so they are a technical standard. You should be there! In EMC, PLT is pure politics, but there are more

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-21 Thread Ralph . McDiarmid
| Regulatory Compliance Engineering From: Kunde, Brian brian_ku...@lecotc.com To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Date: 03/21/2012 06:42 AM Subject: Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe Our company tries to sell to a global market which can be very challenging when it comes to AC Mains voltage

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-21 Thread itl-emc user group
, March 21, 2012 10:48 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe In message f2c4784e656a4aacaf96ae46d3ac2...@tamuracorp.com, dated Wed, 21 Mar 2012, Brian Oconnell oconne...@tamuracorp.com writes: I see minimal politics in EMC or safety standards - so

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-21 Thread Doug Powell
- From: itl-emc user group itl...@itl.co.il Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:20:11 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Reply-To: itl-emc user group itl...@itl.co.il Subject: Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe After all this discussion, Does anyone know the Mains Voltage in the US. It was once 110 VAC

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-20 Thread Scott Xe
Thanks! Both are quite old documents - over 10 years. Is there any latest progress? Regards, Scott On 20/3/12 1:12 AM, Brian Oconnell oconne...@tamuracorp.com wrote: HD472-S1, BS7697 -Original Message- From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of Scott Xe

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-20 Thread Pete Perkins
Scott et al, As an outsider my recollection is that the decision to move from 220V in Continental Europe and 240V in the UK was enthusiastically voted in. The implementatin was scheduled to be a one volt change per year with both partine coming together after 10 years with a

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-20 Thread John Woodgate
In message 020D0D79F6644B7F84CFED34C7D38DBF@Pete97219Compaq, dated Tue, 20 Mar 2012, Pete Perkins peperkin...@cs.com writes: As an outsider my recollection is that the decision to move from 220V in Continental Europe and 240V in the UK was enthusiastically voted in. Not by Britain; we

[PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-19 Thread Scott Xe
Understand the mains voltage is changed to 230 Vac after EU community was established. The temporary tolerance is +/- 10% during the alignment of voltage. What is the progress to go back to +/- 6%? Thanks and regards, Scott -

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-19 Thread John Woodgate
In message cb8d8317.16252%scott...@gmail.com, dated Tue, 20 Mar 2012, Scott Xe scott...@gmail.com writes: Understand the mains voltage is changed to 230 Vac after EU community was established. The temporary tolerance is +/- 10% during the alignment of voltage. What is the progress to go

Re: [PSES] Mains voltage in Europe

2012-03-19 Thread Brian Oconnell
HD472-S1, BS7697 -Original Message- From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of Scott Xe Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 9:43 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Mains voltage in Europe Understand the mains voltage is changed to 230 Vac after EU community was