On Sat, 12 May 2001 07:20:56 +0100 Nigel Goodwin writes: > In message <4.3.2.7.2.20010511184531.0241a450@mail.cedar.net>, David > VanHorn writes > >At 05:44 PM 5/11/01 -0500, Dale Botkin wrote: > >>I've read the FCC stuff... what other testing is required by law > in the > >>US? UL? Anything other than FCC? I've been wondering. > > > >Depends on what you're doing. UL is one notable, and there's part > 68 for > >phone-connected devices. > > My boss was recently on a visit in the far east, the factories out > there > will put any label you want on the products with no testing > whatsoever!. > > There's a 'newish' European mark CE, which is to do with the amount > of > interference a unit generates, and how susceptible to interference > it > is. This sort of testing is extremely difficult, and there doesn't > appear to be any standard tests for doing so. > -- > There are a ton (metric ton, of course) of European standards (and I'm sure some on the list deal with them every day). They are often broken into product categories, then deal with EMC (both emissions and susceptibility) and safety as a separate standard in each product category. It's my understanding that you "self certify" compliance (and apply the CE mark). The manual on the product includes a Declaration of Conformity that lists all the standards the product complies with. A DOC of one of our products appears below. You must also have a Technical File that shows the design and the test results that were used in determining conformity with the standards. The importer (who is bringing the product into the European Community) is to present the technical file to a government representative that asks for it. We ran this stuff through a lab. With several products we were out $30,000 or so by the time we were done. I was not really satisfied with the lab. They were unaware of some of the appropriate standards, etc. A great resource for this stuff is news:sci.engr.electrical.compliance Harold 11 - Declaration of Conformity We, Dove Lighting Systems, Inc. Of 3563 Sueldo Street, Suite E, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA, declare that Theatrical Light Dimmer model numbers DM406 and DM410, in accordance with the following Directives: ( 73/23/EEC - The Low Voltage Directive and its amending directives ( 89/336/EEC - The Electromagnetic Compatibility Direc- tive and its amending directives Have been designed and manufactured to the following specifica- tions: ( EN 50081-1 (1992) Electromagnetic compatibility - Ge- neric Emission Standard - Part 1: Residential, commercial, and light industry. ( EN 55022 Class A Radiated Emissions ( EN 55022 Class A Conducted Emissions ( FCC Part 15 Subpart B (1998) Electromagnetic compatibil- ity - Unintentional radiators for nonresidential use. ( Section 15.109(b) Class A Radiated Emissions ( Section 15.107(b) Class A Conducted Emissions ( EN 60335-1 Safety Household Appliances ( UL 508A, 1996, First Edition - Safety for Industrial Con- trol Equipment ( CAN/CSA (C22.2 No. 14-95) Industrial Control Equip- ment Signed by ___________________________ Gary Dove, President, Dove Lighting Systems, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 USA 27 December 2000 ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads