Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-21 Thread CherryClough
, but not impossible combination of events. All the very best! Keith In a message dated 14/01/02 18:54:00 GMT Standard Time, j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:14/01/02 18:54:00 GMT Standard Time From:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk (John Woodgate) Sender:owner-emc-p

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-21 Thread CherryClough
on the issue, I'll be pleased to hear from them about them. Regards, Keith In a message dated 15/01/02 04:08:48 GMT Standard Time, john...@itesafety.com writes: Subj:RE: EMC-related safety issues Date:15/01/02 04:08:48 GMT Standard Time From:john...@itesafety.com (Robert Johnson) Sender

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-15 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Cortland Richmond cortland.richm...@alcatel.co m wrote (in 3c438c09.7e606...@alcatel.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Mon, 14 Jan 2002: A loop can indeed radiate harmonics, if it is a reasonable fraction of a wavelength long. A very small loop, tuned

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-14 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that cherryclo...@aol.com wrote (in 14b.7351131.297 42...@aol.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Mon, 14 Jan 2002: I'm sure I said in my original posting on this example, that the HCMOS was 'hard switching' and not producing a sine wave. A hot device

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-14 Thread CherryClough
Dear Ken Sorry to be so late replying, but I have been unable to read any of the correspondence in this thread for a week. In an attempt to spare the emc-pstc more of our arguing I will not reply in detail to three of your emails, one from the 6th Jan, and two from the 7th Jan, because they

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-14 Thread CherryClough
GMT Standard Time, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:07/01/02 02:37:17 GMT Standard Time From:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com (Ken Javor) To:cherryclo...@aol.com, j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk CC:emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org The question of ethics

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-14 Thread CherryClough
with information content carried by 2 mV is shielded, the issue becomes, once again, a non-problem. I don't think you can make the assumption that cables carrying low level signals are shielded. Remember that this thread began with a discussion of EMC-related safety issues, and where safety is involved

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-14 Thread CherryClough
dated 06/01/02 19:34:49 GMT Standard Time, j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:06/01/02 19:34:49 GMT Standard Time From:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk (John Woodgate) Sender:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Reply-to: A HREF=mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk;j

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-14 Thread CherryClough
, but some engineers could do it by the thousand. Regards, Keith Armstrong PS: It will be another week before I can reply again to postings in this thread. In a message dated 06/01/02 19:34:57 GMT Standard Time, j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:06/01/02 19

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-08 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Wan Juang Foo f...@np.edu.sg wrote (in of20fd77f8.c4438312-on48256b3b.002ee...@np.edu.sg) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Tue, 8 Jan 2002: EMI from the ASMD (anti ship missile defence) radar had cause the communication equipment to be inoperable. During this brief

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-07 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Crabb, John jo...@exchange.scotland.ncr.com wrote (in B6CD5947CF30D411A1350050DA4B75FF03C2338C@sgbdun200.scotland.n cr.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Mon, 7 Jan 2002: Any suggestions how to overcome this ? My previous antique datalogger didn't have

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-07 Thread Ken Javor
Regarding the snip below. The fact that it is a radio that is the victim is still the salient factor here. The emissions in close to the lamp are higher than at three meters, but only enough higher to affect a radio, nothing else. Regarding the thermocouple based incubator issue (sensitivity on

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-07 Thread CE-TEST
- From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of cherryclo...@aol.com Sent: maandag 7 januari 2002 12:49 To: ken.ja...@emccompliance.com Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues Sorry everyone! When I

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-07 Thread richwoods
To: richwo...@tycoint.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: EMC-related safety issues Hi Richard, Group I agree that those requirements look safety related, but they are strictly functional. The difference is subtle: As this standard is concerned with equipment used for safety purposes

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-07 Thread CE-TEST
has already been taken...) Gert Gremmen -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of richwo...@tycoint.com Sent: maandag 7 januari 2002 14:13 To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: EMC-related safety issues

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-07 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that richwo...@tycoint.com wrote (in 846BF526A205F8 4BA2B6045BBF7E9A6ABC4FEA@flbocexu05) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Mon, 7 Jan 2002: John, I have to disagree with your statement, As far as CENELEC is concerned, it was a conscious decision not to incorporate 'EMC

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-07 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Ken Javor ken.ja...@emccompliance.com wrote (in b85e7016.c59%ken.ja...@emccompliance.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Sun, 6 Jan 2002: Quote : Who would have expected an unterminated HCMOS gate to be able to emit 2W at 200MHz? Not me - 2 Watts

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-07 Thread Ken Javor
Quote : Who would have expected an unterminated HCMOS gate to be able to emit 2W at 200MHz? Not me - 2 Watts of effective radiated power implies over 2.5 V/m at 3 m! I guess I have a hard time believing that was transmitted from an HCMOS gate. I think a little common sense will go a long way

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-07 Thread Ken Javor
QUOTE: And I don't think that 92dBuV/m is a high field strength to be emitted by a PC placed nearby, or for a non-compliant laptop at 10 metres. You may not think so, but I am sorry, the numbers just don't add up. 92 dBuV/m at 10 meters implies an effective radiated power of 5.3 mW. Consider

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-07 Thread Ken Javor
...@jmwa.demon.co.uk writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date:05/01/02 21:01:21 GMT Standard Time From:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk (John Woodgate) Sender:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Reply-to: j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk (John Woodgate) To:emc-p

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-06 Thread Ken Javor
be replaced by are most likely to, which I would agree with. Regards, Keith Armstrong In a message dated 06/01/02 06:56:07 GMT Standard Time, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date:06/01/02 06:56:07 GMT Standard Time From

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-06 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that cherryclo...@aol.com wrote (in 14b.6d4a617.296 9c...@aol.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Sun, 6 Jan 2002: Dear John The incubator I described was already on the EU market in the latter half of the 1990s, when I helped to test and fix

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-06 Thread CherryClough
...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:06/01/02 06:56:28 GMT Standard Time From:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com (Ken Javor) To:cherryclo...@aol.com CC:emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org My point was that only radios are sensitive to rf fields at the levels controlled

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-06 Thread CherryClough
magnetometers used in some types of compasses) can be vulnerable. Regards, Keith Armstrong In a message dated 04/01/02 19:03:15 GMT Standard Time, t...@tncokenias.org writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:04/01/02 19:03:15 GMT Standard Time From:t...@tncokenias.org (Tom

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-06 Thread CherryClough
...@jmwa.demon.co.uk writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:05/01/02 21:01:18 GMT Standard Time From:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk (John Woodgate) Sender:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Reply-to: A HREF=mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk;j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk/A (John Woodgate) To:emc-p

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-06 Thread CherryClough
mechanism? I don't. Well, I do. Regards, Keith Armstrong In a message dated 03/01/02 23:27:19 GMT Standard Time, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:03/01/02 23:27:19 GMT Standard Time From:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com (Ken Javor) Sender:owner-emc

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-06 Thread CherryClough
, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:06/01/02 06:56:07 GMT Standard Time From:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com (Ken Javor) To:t...@tncokenias.org (Tom Cokenias), cherryclo...@aol.com, emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org The analytical portion of this post

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-06 Thread CherryClough
Dear John In previous postings from Ken Javor and myself, I believe that Ken (who I was replying to in the fragment below) has made it clear that what he is really concerned with is the kinds of emissions controlled by CISPR 22 and Title 47, part 15B of the US Code of Federal Regulations (I

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-06 Thread CherryClough
...@jmwa.demon.co.uk writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:05/01/02 21:01:21 GMT Standard Time From:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk (John Woodgate) Sender:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Reply-to: A HREF=mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk;j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk/A (John Woodgate) To:emc-p

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-06 Thread Ken Javor
. Regards, Keith Armstrong In a message dated 05/01/02 01:20:27 GMT Standard Time, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date:05/01/02 01:20:27 GMT Standard Time From:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com (Ken Javor) To:cherryclo

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-06 Thread Ken Javor
...@alcatel.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date:04/01/02 17:54:23 GMT Standard Time From:cortland.richm...@alcatel.com (Cortland Richmond) To:cherryclo...@aol.com CC:emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org I don't believe this is what people are saying

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-06 Thread Ken Javor
safety standards don't address EMC-related functional safety issues. Regards, Keith Armstrong In a message dated 03/01/02 17:24:42 GMT Standard Time, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date:03/01/02 17:24:42 GMT Standard

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-06 Thread Ken Javor
The analytical portion of this post is, as the author stated, worst case. A cable attached to a susceptible circuit picks up a common-mode potential, which most likely drives a current on a shield if the the circuit is sensitive. Then only the current multiplied by shield transfer impedance

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that cherryclo...@aol.com wrote (in 43.47bb025.29689...@aol.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Sat, 5 Jan 2002: The one in a billion John refers to sounds very dramatic and difficult. More dramatic than you 'infant daughter' and '40 mph past a school'? I

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that cherryclo...@aol.com wrote (in 132.6f59d2b.296 89...@aol.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Sat, 5 Jan 2002: Dear Cortland People can't simply say: ordinary semiconductors won't demodulate RF levels produced by an unintentional radiator  even

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that cherryclo...@aol.com wrote (in 92.1f676722.296 88...@aol.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Sat, 5 Jan 2002: I am truly sorry if I irritated you by misunderstanding your words, but I took your posting to imply that electronic circuits which

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread CherryClough
(respectively) had looked at 'ALL risk scenarios down to the billion-to-one against level of probability' - to use John's words. Regards, Keith Armstrong In a message dated 04/01/02 19:31:57 GMT Standard Time, j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:04/01/02 19:31:57 GMT

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread CherryClough
In a message dated 04/01/02 19:31:51 GMT Standard Time, j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk writes: The trick, I believe, is not to be in that position in the first place. Design your products using the latest safety knowledge and test them well to discover if they have any weaknesses you did not

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread CherryClough
driving past that school at 40mph for ten years and haven't hit a kid yet, so it must be safe mustn't it? as a test of the concept.) Regards, Keith Armstrong In a message dated 04/01/02 17:54:23 GMT Standard Time, cortland.richm...@alcatel.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:04

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread CherryClough
because of financial risk issues – but you'll notice that a lot of manufacturers are still making lots of money selling goods in the EU. Regards, Keith Armstrong In a message dated 05/01/02 01:31:03 GMT Standard Time, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread CherryClough
information on which to base their cost/risk decisions. Regards, Keith Armstrong In a message dated 05/01/02 01:27:34 GMT Standard Time, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:05/01/02 01:27:34 GMT Standard Time From:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com (Ken

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread CherryClough
dated 05/01/02 01:20:27 GMT Standard Time, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:05/01/02 01:20:27 GMT Standard Time From:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com (Ken Javor) To:cherryclo...@aol.com, emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org One sure way to REALLY irritate

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that John Shinn john.sh...@sanmina-sci.com wrote (in 002401c19584$35f73660$0b3d1...@hadco.comsanmina.com) about 'EMC- related safety issues', on Fri, 4 Jan 2002: So where do I drill the hole in my fuel injection system? You don't. You put a pint of water in the tank

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Ken Javor ken.ja...@emccompliance.com wrote (in b85bb29d.c04%ken.ja...@emccompliance.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Fri, 4 Jan 2002: My take on it is that rather than appease ridiculous demands, a company ought to look at the profit vs. risk vs. cost

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread Jim Freeman
address safety issues, and most safety standards don't address EMC-related functional safety issues. Regards, Keith Armstrong In a message dated 03/01/02 17:24:42 GMT Standard Time, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread Ken Javor
...@jmwa.demon.co.uk writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date:03/01/02 19:52:20 GMT Standard Time From:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk (John Woodgate) Sender:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Reply-to: j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk (John Woodgate) To:emc-p

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread Ken Javor
don't address EMC-related functional safety issues. Regards, Keith Armstrong In a message dated 03/01/02 17:24:42 GMT Standard Time, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date:03/01/02 17:24:42 GMT Standard Time From:ken.ja

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread Ken Javor
Armstrong In a message dated 03/01/02 23:27:19 GMT Standard Time, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date:03/01/02 23:27:19 GMT Standard Time From:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com (Ken Javor) Sender:owner-emc-p

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread Cortland Richmond
We need to separate specific regulation from general. The FCC does not care if a radio front end is wide open, though it now requires scanning receivers to have 38 dB image rejection. This does not mean they have narrow front ends, however. A SW receiver with a 75 MHz If may well have

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread John Shinn
So where do I drill the hole in my fuel injection system? John -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of Doug McKean Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 2:37 PM To: EMC-PSTC Discussion Group Subject: Re: EMC-related

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-05 Thread George Stults
04, 2002 2:37 PM To: EMC-PSTC Discussion Group Subject:Re: EMC-related safety issues RE: EMC-related safety issuesKyle Ehler wrote: Another point of trivia is that a fresh oil change and new air filter prior to having your vehicle smog tested will improve the emissions results

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread Doug McKean
Cortland Richmond wrote: AIrbag testing? Well, since it costs about $US 1500 to replace them (here), I suppose there WOULD be a price hike! A couple of kids were caught by the police in a parking lot. Seems the fun thing to do to people's cars was to walk around the parking lot with baseball

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread Doug McKean
RE: EMC-related safety issuesKyle Ehler wrote: Another point of trivia is that a fresh oil change and new air filter prior to having your vehicle smog tested will improve the emissions results. At one time there was available OTC a fuel additive that one could deploy to further skew the

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread CE-test - Ing. Gert Gremmen - ce-marking and more...
, January 03, 2002 10:09 PM To: j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues Hi John: I've replaced the incandescent lamp on my bedside table with a new energy-saving compact flourescent lamp. With the lamp on, I cannot listen to even

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread Gregg Kervill
-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of Cortland Richmond Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 12:54 PM To: cherryclo...@aol.com Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues I don't believe this is what people are saying here. What they are saying is, ordinary

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Cortland Richmond cortland.richm...@alcatel.co m wrote (in 3c35ec35.5d1a...@alcatel.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Fri, 4 Jan 2002: I don't believe this is what people are saying here. What they are saying is, ordinary semiconductors won't demodulate

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Rich Nute ri...@sdd.hp.com wrote (in 200201041623.iaa13...@epgc264.sdd.hp.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Fri, 4 Jan 2002: So, I am acting unreasonably by using a CFL and a radio on my bedside table. If we're being very meticulous, it is not unreasonable

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread Price, Ed
To: 'James, Chris'; 'Ken Javor'; Doug McKean; EMC-PSTC Discussion Group Subject: RE: EMC-related safety issues Chris, Annual inspections of motor vehicles are done on a state by state basis, rather than as a national requirement in the U.S. Automobiles are registered at the state level, so

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread Ehler, Kyle
: EMC-related safety issues Chris, Annual inspections of motor vehicles are done on a state by state basis, rather than as a national requirement in the U.S. Automobiles are registered at the state level, so the federal government doesn't get involved. Some states have annual inspections, others

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread Tom Cokenias
At 8:34 AM -0500 1/4/2002, Keith Armstrong wrote: Does anyone else think that ordinary semiconductors doesn't respond to RF? I agree that commonly used semiconductors have responses well into the 100's of MHz. How much of a problem this is will depend on the nature and function of the

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread Cortland Richmond
There is a difference between extending a warranty and being liable for failure. If your seat belts fail some time after the warranty is up, the manufacturer won't pay for fixing them on your car. But the manufacturer may well be held liable for the failure. Cortland Andrews, Kurt wrote:

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread Cortland Richmond
AIrbag testing? Well, since it costs about $US 1500 to replace them (here), I suppose there WOULD be a price hike! One of the tests run on a modern, computerized auto when the ignition is turned on is for airbag activation circuitry. Cortland James, Chris wrote: I don't

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that cherryclo...@aol.com wrote (in 131.6a66623.296 70...@aol.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Fri, 4 Jan 2002: As I recall, the EU's Product Liability Directive (85/374/EEC amended by 99/34/EC) requires manufacturers to produce products that are: as safe as people

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that cherryclo...@aol.com wrote (in 17d.1b28bc2.296 70...@aol.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Fri, 4 Jan 2002: Does anyone else think that ordinary semiconductors doesn't respond to RF? Your experience has been shared by thousands. The demodulation normally occurs

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread Doug McKean
Warranted parts for a car is a whole other discussion. Warranties are simply for as long as the mfr/dealer want to do the contract. I'm not sure if there's a law concerning minimum time of warranty or if it's simply driven by the free market. Supplying a parts inventory by the car mfr is

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that cherryclo...@aol.com wrote (in 167.698dddc.296 70...@aol.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Fri, 4 Jan 2002: As my paper at the IEEE's EMC Symposium in Montreal and my recent article in ITEM UPDATE 2001 show - at present EMC standards don't address

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread Pettit, Ghery
[mailto:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com] Sent: 04 January 2002 02:40 To: Doug McKean; EMC-PSTC Discussion Group Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues A signal light is easily replaceable in terms of time and money. Most people don't use them (well, in good old Huntsville, AL, anyway, where a favorite

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread Rich Nute
No, it's simply that it isn't considered reasonable to have a radio and a CFL in close proximity. If you want a lamp and a radio close together, use an incandescent lamp. That's the bottom line, isn't it? Somebody has decided for me (in terms of what is reasonable) that if I use a

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread Andrews, Kurt
: 614.846.6175 toll free: 800.848.4525 fax: 614.846.7791 http://www.tracewellsystems.com/ -Original Message- From: Doug McKean [mailto:dmck...@auspex.com] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 5:43 PM To: EMC-PSTC Discussion Group Subject:Re: EMC-related safety issues

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread CherryClough
upper limit to the damages that can be awarded against a manufacturer. We may not like it, but that's how the world appears to be at the moment. Regards, Keith Armstrong In a message dated 03/01/02 19:52:20 GMT Standard Time, j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread CherryClough
...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:03/01/02 17:24:42 GMT Standard Time From:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com (Ken Javor) Sender:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Reply-to: A HREF=mailto:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com;ken.ja...@emccompliance.com/A (Ken

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread CherryClough
). Regards, Keith Armstrong In a message dated 03/01/02 23:27:19 GMT Standard Time, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:03/01/02 23:27:19 GMT Standard Time From:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com (Ken Javor) Sender:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Reply

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread CherryClough
/01/02 20:04:46 GMT Standard Time, ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Subj:Re: EMC-related safety issues Date:03/01/02 20:04:46 GMT Standard Time From:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com (Ken Javor) Sender:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Reply-to: A HREF=mailto:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread James, Chris
...@emccompliance.com] Sent: 04 January 2002 02:40 To: Doug McKean; EMC-PSTC Discussion Group Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues A signal light is easily replaceable in terms of time and money. Most people don't use them (well, in good old Huntsville, AL, anyway, where a favorite bumper sticker

Re: EMC-related safety issues - lighting noise

2002-01-04 Thread Jacob Schanker
: EMC-related safety issues | | | | I think the issue is that the lamp is not an EMC regulated | device. In fact, in Europe, ITE conducted emissions must | be regulated so as not to cause desk/room lights to flicker, | as in when a fuser lamp in a printer kicks on. | | Apparantly the proper

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Rich Nute ri...@sdd.hp.com wrote (in 200201032108.naa11...@epgc264.sdd.hp.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Thu, 3 Jan 2002: Whine mode on: I want both on my bedside table, and I want both to do all of their functions. This IS not the usage contemplated by 3

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that david_ster...@ademco.com wrote (in 2DF7C54A75B dd311b61700508b64231002c5a...@nyhqex1.ademcohq.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Thu, 3 Jan 2002: My copy of BS EN 50140-4:1996 50140-4? ENV50140 was an early version of EN61000-4-3 and is withdrawn. -- Regards

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Kevin Harris harr...@dscltd.com wrote (in D886DC8708ACD3118A0500606DD5DA6328C655@DSC_MAIL) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Thu, 3 Jan 2002: If the BSI site says that, then it is yet another proof of you can't always believe what you read. :) My Aug 2001 version

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread John Shinn
[mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of Doug McKean Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 2:36 PM To: EMC-PSTC Discussion Group Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues Rich Nute wrote: EMC? Ha! You raise a good point since the FCC legally can but hasn't implemented an American version

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-04 Thread Doug McKean
Point taken Ken, but consider signal lights. They're essentially safety devices and they're supposed to be maintained on cars which have been transferred amongst several owners and are decades old. Same idea with windshields, I guess also. - Doug McKean

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Cortland Richmond
I have it from a message on the r...@contesting.com list that Phillips bulbs produce less RF noise than others. I can't vouch for that, however. Cortland (What I write here is mine alone. My employer does not Concur, agree or else endorse These words, their tone, or thought.) Rich Nute wrote:

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Ken Javor
...@interlock.lexmark.com cc: emc-pstc%majordomo.ieee@interlock.lexmark.com (bcc: George Alspaugh/Lex/Lexmark) Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues Hi John: I've replaced the incandescent lamp on my bedside table with a new energy-saving compact flourescent lamp

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Ken Javor
: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:46 AM Subject: RE: EMC-related safety issues I still have a hard time believing it was a compass that was affected by a laptop computer. ADF indication, could be. VOR, maybe. Magnetic compass? I wouldn't want a magnetic source that strong in my lap! My belt

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Doug McKean
Ken Javor wrote: Curiosity. How long must airbags work? As long as you have the car, supposedly. Same with seat belts. They're all safety features. Interestingly, if you have a cracked or broken windshield, a cop *can* write you up for the car being unsafe. I've never heard of it,

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Gary McInturff
: Thursday, January 03, 2002 12:21 PM To: ken.ja...@emccompliance.com Cc: cherryclo...@aol.com; m...@california.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues Hi Ken: Trial lawyers and their clients have an obvious interest in portraying consumers as helpless

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Doug McKean
Rich Nute wrote: EMC? Ha! You raise a good point since the FCC legally can but hasn't implemented an American version of immunity standards. The words must accept on the FCC labels of your effected devices are evident of it. Maybe some day we will have do immunity testing. - Doug

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Gregg Kervill
Re: EMC-related safety issues I do not disagree but what about the use of mobile phones in emergencies - should the FCC require all advertisements to carry a warning that mobile phones cannot be relied upon for emergencies? I think that would be a great idea as it might even focus the minds

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Ken Javor
EMI control. No rubbish! -- From: John Woodgate j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues Date: Thu, Jan 3, 2002, 2:20 PM I do not find that. In most US hotels I've stayed in, the bedroom radios are cheapo-squared but still receive 99

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread John Shinn
]On Behalf Of James, Chris Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:06 AM To: 'Ken Javor'; 'acar...@uk.xyratex.com'; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: EMC-related safety issues So why ain't the US government chasing the knife manufacturer of the knives used by the terrorists rather than

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Price, Ed
-Original Message- From: Ken Javor [mailto:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:55 AM To: Cortland Richmond; Andrew Carson Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues Curiosity. How long must airbags work? A car can be driven

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread David_Sterner
...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues I read in !emc-pstc that richwo...@tycoint.com wrote (in 846BF526A205F8 4BA2B6045BBF7E9A6ABC4FD5@flbocexu05) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Thu, 3 Jan 2002: more severe immunity requirements apply. Those requirements are either

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread georgea
%majordomo.ieee@interlock.lexmark.com (bcc: George Alspaugh/Lex/Lexmark) Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues Hi John: I've replaced the incandescent lamp on my bedside table with a new energy-saving compact flourescent lamp. With the lamp on, I cannot listen to even

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Robert Macy
To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: EMC-related safety issues * A routine flight over Dallas-Fort Worth was disrupted when one of the compasses suddenly shifted 10 degrees to the right. The pilot asked if any passenger was operating an electronic device

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Rich Nute
Hi John: I've replaced the incandescent lamp on my bedside table with a new energy-saving compact flourescent lamp. With the lamp on, I cannot listen to even the strongest AM radio station on my clock radio (on the same bedside table) due to the lamp interference.

RE: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Kevin Harris
L4K 4L2 Tel: +1 905 760 3000 Ext. 2378 Fax +1 905 760 3020 Email: harr...@dscltd.com -Original Message- From: John Woodgate [mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 1:59 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject:Re: EMC-related safety issues I

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Rich Nute
Hi Ken: Trial lawyers and their clients have an obvious interest in portraying consumers as helpless and child-like, and rich corporations as robber-barons preying on the poor and weak. But why does the rest of society jump on that bandwagon? Because profit and wealth, once

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Rich Nute ri...@sdd.hp.com wrote (in 200201031919.laa11...@epgc264.sdd.hp.com) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Thu, 3 Jan 2002: I've replaced the incandescent lamp on my bedside table with a new energy-saving compact flourescent lamp. With the lamp on, I cannot

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that John Shinn john.sh...@sanmina-sci.com wrote (in 00c001c1948d$a53fb580$0b3d1...@hadco.comsanmina.com) about 'EMC- related safety issues', on Thu, 3 Jan 2002: NO NO NO. Don't think about the plane. There will be more red tape than you want to think about, especially

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Ken Javor
: EMC-related safety issues Date: Thu, Jan 3, 2002, 1:55 PM Today, we simply don't have processes by which we can test equipment for RF-induced bad experiences. So, we argue both sides without a conclusion. --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society

Re: EMC-related safety issues

2002-01-03 Thread Rich Nute
Hi Ken: The Forrestal incident occurred during the Vietnam conflict, July 1967. It was pretty much as you describe except I would not say EMI was not controlled. All DOD services had EMI requirements at his time. In fact, 1967 was the year that MIL-STD-461 was adopted as a

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