On May 22, 7:32=A0am, JohnS <Elektrod...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I am looking at ex****ting some industrial electronic kit from the UK
> to the USA. Our EMC test house suggested we should have testing done
> to FCC15, but looking at the standard it would appear that industrial
> equipment is exempt, but that we should look at FCC18. Can anyone
> confirm this? I am talking about a control panel/kit =A0for process
> water disinfection.
>
> Also if we need to test for emissions per FCC18, this appears to ask
> for measurements at 300metres. How do we translate the requirements to
> a conventional 3meter measurement? Or can we?
>
> Any suggestions welcome
Please clarify the word"kit". That has a unique meaning here in the
USA, meaning something that ****ps as parts and is assembled on-site.
Kit assembly usually refers to assembly by an amateur/ do it yourself
type person/assembler.
Now if it is truly Industrial type electronics, and is not marketed or
intended for use in a domestic environment, it falls under the Class A
requirements of Part 15, assuming the control panel contains circuitry
that operates at a frequency of 9kHz or higher. If it is strictly a
passive panel, containing switches and meters, and no electronics, it
would not meet the definitions of Part 15 and would not have to meet
Part 15. I am attaching a pdf copy of Part 15. See section 15.3,
definitions:K-Digital device, H-Class A Digital Device. P-Kit, Section
15.25-Kits.
Applicable limits are given in FCC Part 2.
Let me know more and I should be able to help you. I'm past president
of the IEEE EMC Society, retired from Bell Laboratories, and hopefully
not yet totally senile.
Bob Hofmann
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