Because of this, I use wall warts a lot. But, lots of customers don't like them. It SEEMS that a wall wart manufacturer should make a "panel mount wall wart." It would be just like a regular wall wart (unregulated DC output), but instead of having a plug to fit the outlet in a particular country, it would have an IEC connector and a couple mounting screws so we could mount it behind the panel of our equipment. It'd have three output wires (DC+, DC-, and protective earth). We could just stick this in our equipment and sail through safety testing... Harold On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 16:32:06 -0500 Chris Loiacono writes: > Generally, UL standards will state that a device on a non-primary > circuit of > less than 42.4V with a current capability of under 8A is basically a > non-problem. Rememberthat UL came about as a means to minimize the > risk of > fires by applying standardized safety specs. Hence, we have standard > control > voltages that are well below 42.4V today. Wall warts may be ugly, > but they > can save many hassles and much expense in the listing or approval > process. > The reason for their existance may be another cause-effect thing > created by > UL. > > Chris FCC Rules Online at http://hallikainen.com/FccRules Lighting control for theatre and television at http://www.dovesystems.com ________________________________________________________________ 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/web/. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu