Experts, I am considering industrial machinery that might include as components all manner of devices (fluorescent lights, control computers, monitors, PWM motor drives, various sensors) and what radiated emission limits might be in either the CE or FCC realm.
In the case that ISM devices (such as fluorescent lamps or microwave excited UV lamps) are incorporated in the machinery, *if it were possible* for it to pass, for example, a generic unintentional radiator emissions standard (CE - EN 61000-6-4 or FCC-Part 15B) it would be sufficient to declare conformity to those standards. There is no obligation to test and declare a device to ISM emission levels (such as CE - EN 55011 and FCC Part18) if it can pass the generic levels. In this sense, using ISM emission levels is a privilege not a requirement. The ISM standards simply allow higher emissions in certain frequency bands and perhaps require product labeling and documentation related to the possibility of such higher emissions. I would be glad to know if anyone sees a major flaw in the above assertions. Regards, Lauren Crane KLA-Tencor - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
