Re: DC Power entry

1997-01-15 Thread Egon H. Varju
Hi Hans, Egon, The dashed clause pertains only to the CSA version of 950, nest ces pas? Mais non, ce n'est pas. It applies to IEC 950 and all known clones. Gotcha! Egon :-)

Re: DC Power entry

1997-01-11 Thread Egon H. Varju
Greetings, Please note that in Std. 950, the fourth dashed paragraph of Clause 2.3.8 says: -- SELV CIRCUITS shall not use connectors compatible with those specified in IEC 83 or IEC 320. __ Egon H. Varju, P.Eng. Saturday, 11 January

Re: DC Power entry

1997-01-10 Thread Gabriel Roy/HNS
Yes, that must be it, namely a US/Canada only, since the entire text is underlined. However, it is a very good reference to use when designing for connections to a centralized DC power source (i.e. equipment intended for sale to and use by telephone providers). Gabe Usual disclaimers --

RE: DC Power entry

1997-01-08 Thread Richard Hughes
Bob, As you say, IEC 320 connectors are intended to be used for supplying ac mains power. Personally I would never advocate using a mains connector to supply 48 or 60 Vdc. There is a good chance that at some time in the product's life someone somewhere will plug the equipment into a 'handy'

Re: DC Power entry

1997-01-08 Thread Chris Dupres
Hi Bob. You wrote: Does anyone know any reason why the IEC 320 C-14 connector style cannot be used for DC power? Specifically, we have an application for primary power entry in the 48-70 Vdc range, typical of telecom applications, and I see no clear reason for redesign to implement a

Re: DC Power entry

1997-01-07 Thread Eric Petitpierre
On January 6, 1997 Bob Johnson wrote: Does anyone know any reason why the IEC 320 C-14 connector style cannot be used for DC power? Specifically, we have an application for primary power entry in the 48-70 Vdc range, typical of telecom applications, and I see no clear reason for

Re: DC Power entry

1997-01-07 Thread Robert Macy
emc-pstc newsgroup cc: Robert Johnson ROFrom: Robert Johnson robe...@ma.ultranet.com RODoes anyone know any reason why the IEC 320 C-14 connector style cannot RObe used for DC power? Specifically, we have an application for primary ROpower entry in the 48-70 Vdc range, typical of telecom

Re: DC Power entry

1997-01-07 Thread Patty Elliot
Hello Robert, IEC 320 inlets cannot be used for DC power because of the chance that they will be plugged into AC power by mistake. The general public does not always read input labels and if they see an IEC 320 inlet there is an automatic assumption that it plugs into AC. Most safety standards

Re: DC Power entry

1997-01-07 Thread Chris Healy
On Sun, 5 Jan 1997, Robert Johnson wrote: Does anyone know any reason why the IEC 320 C-14 connector style cannot be used for DC power? Specifically, we have an application for primary power entry in the 48-70 Vdc range, typical of telecom applications, and I see no clear reason for redesign