The maker community is full of entities that think the FCC rules don't
apply to them.
My 3D printer has no FCC, and from what I've observed, would be unlikely to
pass.
But they still make and ship.

I queried the company, and they said they were "waiting on the paperwork"..=
..

That's NOT how it works.


On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Harold Hallikainen <harold@hallikainen.org=
>
wrote:

> Her's the FCC equipment authorization requirement for unintentional
> radiators:
>
> http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2015/15/101/
>
> Here's a list of exempt equipment:
>
> http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2015/15/103/
>
> There's also an exemption for devices built by a user for personal use:
>
> http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2015/15/23/
>
> All of part 15 is at http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2015/15/ .
>
> Harold
>
>
>
>
> > Hi Jason,
> >
> > Thanks for the clarification. I had assumed all electronics need to pas=
s
> > FCC
> > regulations even if it is a one off. Although, you mention an exempt
> > category? That makes it sound like all electronics do not need to pass
> FCC
> > regulations. Is this true?
> >
> > Thanks Again,
> > Tom
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behal=
f
> > Of
> > Jason White
> > Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2015 3:32 PM
> > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> > Subject: Re: [PIC] ,oe frequency RC oscillator
> >
> > Technically, the FCC regulations always apply to all products sold and
> > marketed in the US. The thing is if only a handful of units are made an=
d
> > the
> > units do not produce noticeable amounts of EMI, the chances of getting
> > caught are low.
> >
> > The Chinese manufactures/sellers are exempt from US law, its the
> resellers
> > in the US (who typically know nothing of the FCC
> > regulations) who are liable for deficiencies of the products they impor=
t.
> >
> > Most products produced where I work seem to fall into the exempt catego=
ry
> > of
> > the FCC regulations (appliances, automotive, and industrial).
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 2:55 PM, Tom <tbotker@msn.com> wrote:
> >> Vasile,
> >>
> >> Do you know if you do a one off is the regulations still apply?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Tom
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On
> >> Behalf Of embedded systems
> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 3:03 PM
> >> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> >> Subject: Re: [PIC] ,oe frequency RC oscillator
> >>
> >> Do you manufacture in large series?
> >> For small number of things you don't need any approval. See the
> >> Chinese stuff...
> >>
> >> Vasile
> >>
> >> On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 7:45 PM, Ian Thompson-Bell <ianbell@ukfsn.org>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I recently read an article that said devices with clock frequencies
> >>> below 9KHz do not need FCC or European EMC emissions approvals. I
> >>> have a number of non-critical applications that could run at a clock
> >>> frequency of say 8KHz.
> >>> Are
> >>> PICs with RC oscillators viable at this low a frequency? Are there
> >>> any special issues I should be aware of?
> >>>
> >>> Cheers
> >>>
> >>> Ian
> >>>
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