Conformity Magazine - September 2007 - (Page 73)

NewsBreaks • UL 5085-1 Low Voltage Transformers - Part 1: General Requirements. Revision dated June 1, 2007 • UL 5085-2 Low Voltage Transformers - Part 2: General Purpose Transformers. Revision dated June 1, 2007 • UL 5085-3 Low Voltage Transformers - Part 3: Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers. Revision dated June 1, 2007 • UL 60745-2-3 Hand-Held MotorOperated Electric Tools - Safety Part 2-3: Particular Requirements for Grinders, Polishers and Disk-Type Sanders. New Edition dated May 31, 2007 • UL 60947-5-2 Standard for LowVoltage Switchgear and Controlgear NPSS Part 5-2: Control circuit devices and switching elements - Proximity switches. New Edition dated May 31, 2007 typically full of typographical errors and misspellings. However, Corzine’s decision to swear off technology stems at least in part from a lawsuit filed by the state chairman of the Republican Party over Corzine’s dealings with a labor official, which seeks public disclosure of e-mails between Corzine and the official. Corzine has claimed that those e-mail communications are protected by executive privilege, but has decided that he should “play it safe,” at least for now. establishments with remote computers for verifying credit card transactions. Since radar detectors are mobile, the Commission reasoned, it would be impractical to resolve interference problems on a case-by-case basis. Hence, the new general compliance requirements.” Conformity, September 2002 Ten years ago Commission Eases 3dB Limit for CPU Boards “That’s the result of a final ruling issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in connection with its revised regulations governing the testing of modular components. The ruling, which resulted from a petition for reconsideration submitted by the Intel Corporation, accounts for the effectiveness of system enclosures in minimizing emissions from CPU boards, power supplies, and other modular components, and compensates for spurious emissions from peripheral devices used in the emissions testing of these components.” Conformity, September 1997 Looking Back: Items from Past Issues of Conformity look back at some the topics -Here is a1/17/07 4:44 PM ofPage 1 2006 we’ve covered in the NewsBreaks section of Conformity during the past decade: From Our “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” Department As the private communications and musings of politicians keep showing up in unexpected places, one elected official has decided that the best way to avoid being forced to share private communications is to stop using e-mail altogether. According to a report in the New York Times, New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine has announced that he will no longer use e-mail, and that instead “we’ll go back to the 1920s and have direct conversations with people.” Corzine, the former co-chairman of the investment house Goldman Sachs, acknowledges that he’s not the most tech-savvy guy anyway, and aides say that e-mail messages sent from his personal Blackberry device were One year ago FCC Moves to Implement Katrina Panel Recommendations “The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has begun a comprehensive rulemaking process intended to address and implement communication infrastructure vulnerabilities experienced during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Commission takes the first steps to respond to the recommendations of the Independent Panel formed to review the impact on communication networks in the wake of Katrina.” Conformity, September 2006 Five years ago Radar Detectors Must Now Comply with FCC Emissions Limits “The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced new emissions limits and certification requirements for radar detectors. Emissions from some radar detectors are reportedly interfering with the operation of very small aperture satellite terminals (VSATs), typically used to link retail Please note the links in the NewsBreaks are redirected to outside sites. www.ieee-pses.org For New England meeting and event information, visit the NPSS website. www.nepss.org September 2007 Conformity 73 http://www.ieee-pses.org http://www.nepss.org

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Contents Editor’s Note FCC Extends Disability Access Requirements to VOIP Commission Fines Importer $3 Million Over Non-Compliant TVs FCC Gets Tough on Retailers Over Analog TV Tuner Labeling Analog Cellular Service Sunset Date Reaffirmed Commission Adopts Recommendations of Katrina Panel Free-Space Antenna Factors Through the Use of Time-Domain Signal Processing Editorial Correction ESD Open Forum An Update on Revisions to IEC 61000-4-2, the Basic Standard on ESD Practical Advice for Meeting the DFS Testing Requirements of the FCC The EMC Impact of Embedded Software ESD Design Buyer's Guide Tate Renominated to the FCC EPA Releases Report on U.S. Electronic Waste Additional Standards For The EU’s Toy Directive Medical Device Manufacturer Enters Consent Order Updated Guidance Document on Laser Products Issued FDA Offers Advice on Defective Heating Pads CPSC Issues China Product Safety Program Report Other CPSC Actions In The News IEC Standards Update Product Reviews Product News UL Standards Update From Our “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” Department Looking Back: Items from Past Issues of Conformity Advertisers

Conformity Magazine - September 2007

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