Re: Guidelines for what standard to use

2006-06-14 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Sorry, I meant EMC "Directive" not standard. Andy Garcia. Andy Garcia wrote: Your starting point is the Official Journal of the EU. If you have a product level (type) standard that applies to your device, look there. Oherwise, you need to apply the generic EMC standard, under which you are

Re: Guidelines for what standard to use

2006-06-14 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message , dated Wed, 14 Jun 2006, "Sosnoski, Michael" writes >IEC 61000-3-2 is the applicable standard. My question is how do you >know if this standard needs to be applied to a particular product? For Europe, you read the listing of standards 'notified' in the Official Journal under the

Fw: Guidelines for what standard to use

2006-06-14 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
I believe the latest list of standards for the EMC directive was published in the Official Journal last October. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/sit /en/oj/2005/c_246/c_24620051005en00010024.pdf I would also recommend using the safety standards for guidance. The scope of an EMC standard may n

RE: Guidelines for what standard to use

2006-06-14 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Thanks, My brain-freeze. Mike     From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Andy Garcia Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 10:47 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Re: Guidelines for what standard to use Your starting point is the

Re: Guidelines for what standard to use

2006-06-14 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Your starting point is the Official Journal of the EU. If you have a product level (type) standard that applies to your device, look there. Oherwise, you need to apply the generic EMC standard, under which you are required to meet the requirements of 61000-3-2. Example; You have a laboratory

Guidelines for what standard to use

2006-06-14 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Dear members, IEC 61000-3-2 is the applicable standard. My question is how do you know if this standard needs to be applied to a particular product? Yes, the standard states that it applies to any piece of equipment that draws <= 16 Amps of mains power. This leads me to believe that without readin