Re: Non-Compliant Products

2003-04-02 Thread Ronald R. Wellman
with UK trading standards ( I am in the UK!) was interesting. I mentioned in passing about non compliant products during his un-announced visit on me to drop in and see how we are doing with compliance. He wasnt interested and the last time I checked the products were still on the market. So

Re: Non-Compliant Products

2003-04-01 Thread Enci
Hi Rich, EN 60598-1:2000, Section 10.3, Leakage current for fixed and portable class 1 luminaires. At 08:11 01/04/2003 -0800, Rich Nute wrote: Hi Enci: Only this morning have I just tested a competitive product from a manufacturer in Germany, which failed miserably (+40dB) on

Re: Non-Compliant Products

2003-04-01 Thread Rich Nute
Hi Enci: Only this morning have I just tested a competitive product from a manufacturer in Germany, which failed miserably (+40dB) on conducted emissions testing and earth leakage, to be fair only 2mA, but the standard clearly states 1mA!. What standard specifies 1 mA? The

Re: Non-Compliant Products

2003-04-01 Thread Rich Nute
Hi Enci: How about as a consumer, buying a PC, then 6 months later (with no modifications) finds it is non-compliant (highly likeyl!!).. Can the consumer return it/demand correction/!?!? The consumer can always attempt to return a product or demand correction of a non-compliant

Non-Compliant Products

2003-04-01 Thread Enci
. I have spent countless hours iterating the design process to ensure compliance from the first engineering samples down to every unit rolling off the production line. My experience with UK trading standards ( I am in the UK!) was interesting. I mentioned in passing about non compliant products