Re: Custom Units in EU

2003-02-20 Thread John Woodgate
don't think it was prominent enough to state the position fairly. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL

Re: 60950 clauses

2003-02-18 Thread John Woodgate
that these are typos ? No. It sounds as though you may have a copy of doubtful provenance, e.g. an early committee draft, passed off as the final publication. If so, it will certainly have many more errors, which you will not be able to detect. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http

Re: Satellite receiver

2003-02-18 Thread John Woodgate
(s) that they consider to be applicable to your product under the RTTED. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL

Re: flicker results with PWM circuits

2003-02-18 Thread John Woodgate
the product meets the flicker requirements, i.e. the limits in IEC 61000-3-3 (including the large Amendment, of course). -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk

Re: best screw/washer choices for attaching PCB to Chassis?

2003-02-14 Thread John Woodgate
will junk the *whole product* if anything fails on the board. I've had Loctited screws hold until the head is a mangled mess or the PEM separates from its mounting surface. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound

Re: EN61000-3-3 + A1

2003-02-07 Thread John Woodgate
is broken - AGAIN! The IEC version was published in January. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL

What happens when an RTTE non compliant product is placed on the market?

2003-02-07 Thread John Woodgate
the spectrum Don't think that MPT1570 specified *requirements* for products. AIUI, it is intended to specify the levels of disturbance that **justify an investigation** of a complaint of interference. These levels are very low. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http

Re: Ethernet Creepage and Clearance

2003-02-06 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that neve...@attbi.com wrote (in 200302061923.h16JN 5k29...@orion2.ieee.org) about 'Ethernet Creepage and Clearance' on Thu, 6 Feb 2003: There shall be no insulation breakdown, as defined in Section 5.3.2 of IEC 60950, 1991, That's OLD! -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own

Re: Maintaining conductivity of freshly machined aluminum

2003-02-06 Thread John Woodgate
or under argon. I'd like to see some results of conductivity testing two blocks bolted together with no surface treatment and two similar blocks bolted together with the surface treatment of your choice. The only stipulation is that the atmosphere is not abnormally corrosive. -- Regards, John Woodgate

Re: Ethernet Creepage and Clearance

2003-02-06 Thread John Woodgate
(isolation in particular) or is the transformer sufficient? Look in IEC/EN 60950 or UL 950. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news

Re: CE marking and additional information requirements

2003-02-06 Thread John Woodgate
** for processing, including the application of the CE mark. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message

Re: Maintaining conductivity of freshly machined aluminum

2003-02-06 Thread John Woodgate
conductive over time. Is there any evidence for such an effect (assuming a normal atmosphere, not especially spiked with corrosive gases)? I suspect not. If there is, than many existing products may be vulnerable! -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk

Re: mouse heart monitor

2003-02-06 Thread John Woodgate
equipment (use the mouse's life to learn how to save human's lives). The researchers won't be at all pleased if your monitor introduces a stress that interferes with their experiments. To prevent this, you may even have to surpass the 60601 requirements. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own

Re: CE marking and additional information found here

2003-02-05 Thread John Woodgate
not a quality mark**, but the retailer does need to look for, because selling a product that should conform to the applicable Directives and be CE marked, but isn't, is an offence. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement

Re: Agilent 6842A

2003-02-05 Thread John Woodgate
, but with an unpleasant fluid. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product

Re: EN60950 protective conductor test

2003-02-05 Thread John Woodgate
. Well, chacun à son gout: I'll do my best to avoid them entirely. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL

Re: CE marking and additional information requirements

2003-02-05 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Barker, Neil neil.bar...@e2vtechnologies.com wrote (in 4f826f960057d4118ec3009027e2453808a52...@whl17.e2v.uk) about 'CE marking and additional information requirements' on Wed, 5 Feb 2003: John Woodgate wrote: I read in !emc-pstc that Neil Helsby nei...@solid-state

Re: CE marking and additional information requirements

2003-02-05 Thread John Woodgate
it. This is quite independent of 'placing on the market' and 'taking into service'. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E

Re: CE marking and additional information found here

2003-02-05 Thread John Woodgate
. Not a great deal, because you haven't quoted ANY of the message to which you are responding, and you appear to have changed the subject line so that there is no thread to trace back. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound

Re: PEC and PC traces in AC line power supplies

2003-02-05 Thread John Woodgate
is proposed is a *new test*, which, if agreed, in IEC is very likely to appear in UL6500 if it is not already there. Test current may be 200 A, or 1000 A in some cases. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement

Re: 50Hz remark

2003-02-04 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Ted Rook t...@crestaudio.com wrote (in se3f8562@peavey.com) about '50Hz remark' on Tue, 4 Feb 2003: I'm referring to the basic frequency difference only, OK, I thought maybe there was more. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http

Re: CE marking and additional information requirements

2003-02-04 Thread John Woodgate
compliance status. The CE mark is aimed at customs officers and regulatory authorities, and not to the end-user. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do

EN60950 protective conductor test (was Re: Circuit Breaker Tr ipping Dring Fault Tests)

2003-02-04 Thread John Woodgate
in Compliance, Conformity, or Printed Circuit design magazine. Please also send them to your experts on your TC108 national committee. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http

Re: UL508 and UL60950

2003-02-04 Thread John Woodgate
industrial computers in a UL 508 complete product ? You would do well to actually ask UL. They *like* to be asked, it makes them feel wanted. (;-) And they will certainly tell you, with complete authority, whereas we can only advise. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http

Re: CE marking and additional information requirements

2003-02-04 Thread John Woodgate
to be a standard. (;-) -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product

Re: EN60950 protective conductor test (was Re: Circuit Breaker Tripping Dring Fault Tests)

2003-02-04 Thread John Woodgate
board would stand the test that the test sample passed. In this case, I don't think potentially destructive sample testing is adequate, either. The PEC needs to be 'four nines' reliable. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound

Re: Harmonic flicker questions

2003-02-04 Thread John Woodgate
, you might need a 75 A 3-phase supply. Think of separate boxes, flickermeter and harmonic test set. Note that the latter should conform to the recently revised IEC 61000-4-7. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound

Re: Marking of packaging material

2003-02-04 Thread John Woodgate
( However, there are some mirror sites that DO have the complete documents downloadable. Unfortunately, I can't give you a URL. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http

EN60950 protective conductor test (was Re: Circuit Breaker Tripping Dring Fault Tests)

2003-02-03 Thread John Woodgate
matters is the trip TIME. The board trace may stand 200 A for 50 ms but not for 100 ms. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts

Re: CE marking and additional information requirements

2003-02-03 Thread John Woodgate
may require more information. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC

Re: rj45 with integrated magnetics..

2003-02-03 Thread John Woodgate
Broadcom rep to get it. Why would a supplier make its product support information hard to get? -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news

Re: red tape and European voltage harmonization

2003-02-03 Thread John Woodgate
fuses may remain intact while magic smoke is emitted by parts that the fuse is meant to protect. [snip] And of course there is the 50Hz issue which is not trivial for linear power supplies. What 50 Hz issue? Just that it's not 60 Hz, or something more subtle? -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own

Re: red tape

2003-02-03 Thread John Woodgate
while it is powered. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society

Re: CISPR 22 Ed. 4.0 Vote Results

2003-03-31 Thread John Woodgate
than 10 days for the result to be put on the IEC web site. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL

Help wanted with succinct subject description for non-special ists

2003-03-31 Thread John Woodgate
by it, or it's a knee-jerk reaction to the incident. Two months, one of them August, is a VERY short time in the world of standards. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http

Re: OK, what's going on?

2003-03-31 Thread John Woodgate
but didn't get round to it. The EMC Directive doesn't apply to products for use in vehicles, but I doubt that the charger would pass the Automotive Directive (which contains the technical requirements). -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested

Re: EU standards applying to Furnaces

2003-03-31 Thread John Woodgate
. (;-)   -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical

Administrative message: allegations of non-compliance

2003-03-28 Thread John Woodgate
not comply with a requirement. Was there a name? I didn't see one. If there was, it certainly raises serious legal issues in UK. It's called 'defamation of goods'. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement

Re: OK, what's going on?

2003-03-28 Thread John Woodgate
are supposed to be signed off by the EMC authorized person as either not requiring re-testing or have been proved with re-testing**. Same for safety. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution

Re: OK, what's going on?

2003-03-28 Thread John Woodgate
are a poor excuse. I'm talking cheap/dirty and quick...no display, no readout of actual level...an antenna, an amplifier and a go/no-go indicator. Yes, wouldn't it be good. IMHO, it's slightly less feasible than a combined 3D photocopier and perpetual motion machine. -- Regards, John Woodgate

Help wanted with succinct subject description for non-special ists

2003-03-28 Thread John Woodgate
, the pilot was John Mccain, now Senator John McCain. Missed! (;-) -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL

Re: OK, what's going on?

2003-03-28 Thread John Woodgate
failing to achieve it. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society

Re: OK, what's going on?

2003-03-28 Thread John Woodgate
that. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety

Re: OK, what's going on?

2003-03-28 Thread John Woodgate
or risk to human life comparable with the penalties you propose? Remember, every penalty you apply to a company ends up with either its employees losing their jobs or its customers paying higher prices. So, who would benefit from your proposals, apart from test-houses? -- Regards, John Woodgate

Re: Calibrating police radar guns

2003-03-28 Thread John Woodgate
wavelength, you probably don't need a large chamber. But absorptive materials may be costly. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts

Re: OK, what's going on?

2003-03-27 Thread John Woodgate
studied. Experience has shown that a CE marked CPU unit will be close to the limit. However, plug another CE marked unit in - printer or monitor or mouse and .. CISPR 22/EN 55022 requires testing of products with typical peripherals connected. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions

Re: OK, what's going on?

2003-03-27 Thread John Woodgate
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Help wanted with succinct subject description for non-special ists

2003-03-27 Thread John Woodgate
. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical

Fwd: requirements for lab use (primarily) equipment

2003-03-27 Thread John Woodgate
wasn't even allowed to operate an unmodified, approved product! ENDQUOTE -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL

Re: EN61000-4-3 Radiated Immnuity Product Monitoring

2003-03-26 Thread John Woodgate
at a distance of 2m (from the corner of the chamber). Can you get a telephoto adapter for the camera? -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy

Help wanted with succinct subject description for non-special ists

2003-03-25 Thread John Woodgate
not at the test levels required in some national standards. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message

Re: Evaluation Unit Safety and EMC?

2003-03-25 Thread John Woodgate
, approved product! -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product

Re: OK, what's going on?

2003-03-25 Thread John Woodgate
that's what you are measuring? Check the site background. Do you listen to 4 by 2s as well, my life?(;-) -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do

Re: Help wanted with succinct subject description for non-specialists

2003-03-25 Thread John Woodgate
are common between projects. This commonality can be exploited to increase efficiency for individual projects and across sites. Fair enough. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http

Re: Noxious and Hazardous Substances in Packaging

2003-03-20 Thread John Woodgate
or hazardous? The Commission's decision rejecting the EN should have included information on how its requirements can be satisfied. If it does not, a fair test would be to get your least-favourite member of the Commission to eat some of the packaging. (;-) -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only

Re: BNC connectors with integrated caps to ground

2003-03-20 Thread John Woodgate
proportional. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical

Re: Fire Retardants

2003-03-18 Thread John Woodgate
it will not burn anyway, or the retardant will not stop it burning. I think you have to ask what happens with plastics A to Z with retardants 1 to 10, and get 260 answers (or not). -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement

Re: Harsh Chemical Environments

2003-03-17 Thread John Woodgate
to the environment, you need to know EXACTLY what is in that environment, how much of it and its potential effects on the hundreds of materials used in modern electrical equipment. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound

Re: Re_Re: flicker harmonics currents reduction

2003-03-17 Thread John Woodgate
don't think there is any solution except PFC. If in fact, the product is 'professional' as defined in clause 3.15, then no limits for harmonics apply. You must describe it as a 'product for use in trades, professions or industries' in the user's manual. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own

Re: Racing Car EMC

2003-03-17 Thread John Woodgate
Agency in UK. I suspect the concession is that if you don't violate Article 4 of the Directive, you are OK, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT FOR SURE. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go

Re: flicker harmonics currents reduction

2003-03-14 Thread John Woodgate
the questions above and then we'll see what can be done. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message

Re: Cutter

2003-03-13 Thread John Woodgate
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Re: Exemption from Flicker Testing

2003-03-11 Thread John Woodgate
a highly-efficient 75 W DOL SMPS, the inrush current may well be enough to cause a big voltage change. That in itself is enough to warrant an examination of the schematic etc. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement

Re: CE mark on development/evaluation boards ?

2003-03-11 Thread John Woodgate
. However, having 'sensible' and 'Directives' in the same sentence is something of an oxymoron, so if anyone who has a definitive answer would post, it would be very helpful. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement

Re: Amendment 1 to CISP24:1997 adopted in EU?

2003-03-08 Thread John Woodgate
on 01-10-2004. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product

Re: Ethernet coax connection

2003-03-06 Thread John Woodgate
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Re: VDE 0100 Part 253, VDE 0298 Part 4

2003-03-05 Thread John Woodgate
, but there were red faces all round about 3 months ago about the rating of 2.5 mm squared flat twin and earth, because it was inconsistent with the breaker rating for ring-mains. IIRC, the basic 'ampacity' (a term not used in British English) was increased from 21 to 22 A. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO

Need 230VAC-115VAC 500VA Step-down Isolation Transformer with UL, cUL, and CE

2003-03-05 Thread John Woodgate
Newark/Farnell? -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product

Re: VDE 0100 Part 253, VDE 0298 Part 4

2003-03-05 Thread John Woodgate
Reference. BS 7671 (the UK version of IEC 60364) has a lot of information on this subject. I suspect it's also in IEC 606364, but I haven't looked. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution

Re: RADIATED IMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EN61326

2003-03-04 Thread John Woodgate
nevertheless occur on a transient time-scale in industrial areas. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message

Re: Power Factor Correction

2003-03-04 Thread John Woodgate
direction. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety

Re: RADIATED IMMUNITY - Some Actual Measurements of FS

2003-03-04 Thread John Woodgate
work for gamma rays.(;-) -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society

Re: RADIATED IMMUNITY - Some Actual Measurements of FS

2003-03-04 Thread John Woodgate
for the '3 V/m' reduced test level, for which I bear a small part of the responsibility. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me

Re: E.S. of plastic xstr case

2003-03-04 Thread John Woodgate
? (;-) Am I the ten millionth person who asked? -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from

Re: RADIATED IMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EN61326

2003-03-03 Thread John Woodgate
of the antenna support - called 'umbrella effect'. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE

Re: E.S. of plastic xstr case

2003-03-03 Thread John Woodgate
in the data books? Those that are full of fine print about precise mechanical dimensions, soldering, reliability, meanings of figures in data sheets (if any) etc., etc. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement

Re: FIPS Publication 94

2003-03-03 Thread John Woodgate
the successor document! -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety

Re: RADIATED IMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EN61326

2003-03-03 Thread John Woodgate
the transistor. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety

Re: D of C again

2003-04-30 Thread John Woodgate
at least a different impression, if not contradictory requirements. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL

Re: FCC Limits

2003-04-30 Thread John Woodgate
230V tolerances. You could probably get away with that in most cases, but some standards require testing at 230 V +/- 1% or something similar. 220 V is not acceptable anywhere now, AFAIK. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional

Re: FCC Limits

2003-04-30 Thread John Woodgate
/ 50 Hz.  Auto switching power supplies (or power supplies with a manual input voltage selector switch).  1 SKU for manufacturing to track.  Ship it anywhere.  That's the advantage for manufacturers who ship around the world. 230 V, not 220 V. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own

Re: CE and driving LEDs from mains

2003-04-30 Thread John Woodgate
the encapsulation doesn't necessarily pass insulation tests, and could be broken in service. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts

Re: EU Language requirements for Manuals

2003-04-30 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that drcuthb...@micron.com wrote (in CFEFA50C9BCAD2 1197470001fa7eba6b14121...@ntexchange05.micron.com) about 'EU Language requirements for Manuals' on Tue, 29 Apr 2003: Where would one find a translator for Elbonian? Ask on sci.lang.translation.marketplace -- Regards, John

Re: FCC Limits

2003-04-29 Thread John Woodgate
the capacitances are the dominant transfer router. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from

Re: D of C again

2003-04-29 Thread John Woodgate
ARE CONSISTENT IN THIS RESPECT. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society

Re:

2003-04-29 Thread John Woodgate
in his LED (LEDS?). That's 14.7 W in the 120 ohm resistor, and 42 V dropped across it. Also, he mentioned only one 4.7 uF cap. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http

Re: Performance Criterion

2003-04-29 Thread John Woodgate
the original Generics were more practical. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC

Re: Performance Criterion

2003-04-28 Thread John Woodgate
too late afterwards! It's acceptable for that standard, because the purchasers of the products have technical knowledge, allowing them to determine if the published degradations are acceptable for a given application. It wouldn't work for consumer products, hence EN 55020. -- Regards, John Woodgate

Re: Performance Criterion

2003-04-25 Thread John Woodgate
that's grey and fuzzy. (;-) -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC

Re: Performance Criterion

2003-04-25 Thread John Woodgate
, the large amount of text that is devoted to the immunity issue. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL

Re: DERIVATION OF CREEPAGE AND CLEARANCES

2003-04-25 Thread John Woodgate
requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - part 1 general requirements) are derived i.e. are there other standards below 61010 in this respect? Look at IEC 60664 (multi-part). -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested

Re: Performance Criterion

2003-04-25 Thread John Woodgate
that performance degradation is defined by the manufacturer. It's far from nonsense. The texts you refer to admit the possibility that the manufacturer does not define the permissible performance degradation. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested

Re: Symbols vs. text - was EN61010-1, Symbol 14 - validation

2003-04-25 Thread John Woodgate
that matches the definition. Isn't this backwards? Shouldn't a symbol be validated by showing the group the symbol and then asking for the meaning? No, because they get too many wrong answers that way! -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested

Re: Performance Criterion

2003-04-25 Thread John Woodgate
by the word 'persist'? We have to guess. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE

Re: Symbols vs. text - was EN61010-1, Symbol 14 - validation

2003-04-24 Thread John Woodgate
supply that? Whoever represents US interests on IEC SC3C working groups, responsible for IEC 60417. Maybe. But if no-one does -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http

Re: Performance Criterion

2003-04-24 Thread John Woodgate
Criterion B. If it does matter, it's C. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC

Re: Fiber and AC mains wire runs

2003-04-23 Thread John Woodgate
7671 is a *UK interpretation* of HD384 and IEC 60364. Other interpretations, significantly different, apply in other European countries. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http

Re: Russian (GOST) equivalent standards.

2003-04-23 Thread John Woodgate
, Well, I hope you find them helpful, if not necessarily pleasing. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL

Re: Low signal switching

2003-04-22 Thread John Woodgate
resistance is out of the picture, and I can live with a couple of dB of insertion loss. Thanks for the idea. There are special diodes (not PIN diodes) made for switching at UHF, in TV tuners for example. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested

Re: EN61010-1, Symbol 14

2003-04-17 Thread John Woodgate
care of this problem. Japanese or Chinese is much better. You only need two Kanji characters to convey a three-volume novel. (;-) -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http

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