/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/some-notes-regarding-product-electrical-safety-lvd-assessmentAny engineer designing products which uses mains voltages should have a good idea of what is involved in product safety. If one is going to use a test house for assesment of the product then having a good idea of what is involved will help reduce faien-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/some-notes-regarding-product-electrical-safety-lvd-assessmentWed, 11 Mar 2015 12:10:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a1e2c00f-ab92-43fb-ac2b-21cbbd376786Workshopshed1<p>When I was chatting with the <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://reflowster.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Reflowser</a> guys about this kind of stuff we managed to make their life a lot simpler by using IEC connectors for their mains connections.</p><p><span><span class="e14-init-shown" id="addProduct-BCSfHrQ0-linked"><a class="jive-link-product-addtolist" href="https://www.element14.com/community/view-product.jspa?fsku=313853&amp;nsku=&amp;COM=noscript" target="_blank"><span class="pf-widget-map pf-productlink-cart-icon"></span></a><a class="jive-link-product pf-embedded-product-link" href="https://www.element14.com/community/view-product.jspa?fsku=313853&amp;nsku=&amp;COM=noscript" target="_blank">PCB mounted IEC connector</a></span><span class="e14-init-hidden" id="addProduct-BCSfHrQ0-unlinked">PCB mounted IEC connector</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You might also want to think about adding some suppression to avoid RF interference and arcing of the contacts or perhaps swap out the relay with a solid state one.</p><p><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/topics/research/RAwebPages/Radiocomms/pages/mittech/design/suparcs.htm" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/topics/research/RAwebPages/Radiocomms/pages/mittech/design/suparcs.htm">http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/topics/research/RAwebPages/Radiocomms/pages/mittech/design/suparcs.htm</a></p><p><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/topics/research/RAwebPages/Radiocomms/pages/complianc.htm" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/topics/research/RAwebPages/Radiocomms/pages/complianc.htm">http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/topics/research/RAwebPages/Radiocomms/pages/complianc.htm</a></p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20051&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/some-notes-regarding-product-electrical-safety-lvd-assessmentWed, 11 Mar 2015 06:49:40 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a1e2c00f-ab92-43fb-ac2b-21cbbd376786Workshopshed1<p>On the topic of complying to standards, has anyone read this?</p><p><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://www.tindie.com/products/emcfastpass/global-certifications-for-markers-and-hardware-startups-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tindie.com/products/emcfastpass/global-certifications-for-markers-and-hardware-startups-2/</a></p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20051&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/some-notes-regarding-product-electrical-safety-lvd-assessmentFri, 06 Mar 2015 15:57:49 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a1e2c00f-ab92-43fb-ac2b-21cbbd376786gadget.iom1<p>I&#39;m not sure I agree with your earth wire statement. Just because a product is encased in plastic, that does not make it class II appliance.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20051&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">