At 04:58 PM 11/19/02 +0000, you wrote:

>I repeat, get the spec for the market/authority that you are looking to work
>to. There is just too much to try and remember, and too many gotchas that
>will fry your liability insurance.

Excellent advice. The cost is negligible compared to the cost of not
meeting some obvious spec first time around or trying to meet some spec
that doesn't apply to your situation. If it's just a speculative thing,
you may be able to find the standard from a library. I can get such
standards, for example, from either my alma mater's Engineering library or
from CSA's library. Of course you are not allowed to photocopy them, but
you can read them.

>You will probably need to talk to a testing lab as well, as has been said in
>this list before.

Right. But try to get your ducks in a row first if cost is important.
I suggest ordering the standard ASAP and pulling apart some similar products
which are approved under the standard you are trying to meet.

Best regards,

Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..."            "The Journey is the reward"
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