EMC Certification is not just a rubber stamp by the test lab!

"Do You Do Certification?"

"Do you do certification or just pre-testing?" "Can you certify…
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ESD Latch Up Behaviour in Diodes Inc. Power Switch Parts

A new customer came to me with their product that was having…
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Schaffner/Teseq NSG 5500 test system

New Automotive Test Capabilities ISO 7637-2

The best day is new equipment day 🙂 We are continuing to…
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Standards Update for Bluetooth/Zigbee/WLAN Radios

There's a new v2.2.2 revision of ETSI EN 300 328 - the 2.4GHz…
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10g 16ms half sine shock test profile

EN 60068-2-27 Shock Testing of Anti-Shock Rubber Mounts

We've been vibration and shock testing of some heavy equipment…
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iso 7637-2 pulse 1 vs iec 61000-4-5 waveform comparison

IEC Surge/EFT Generators for ISO 7637-2 Automotive Pre-Compliance

Intro Like most long articles, this started off as a short one. It…
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LVD Voltage Limits are RMS + Thoughts on Marginal Voltages

The LVD a.c. voltage limits are defined in terms of rms. From…
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a roll of Wurth Elektronik copper tape - the scoundrels last resort?

So You Want To Be An EMC Engineer?

  "Abandon hope all ye who enter here" - Sign above…
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Compromise EFT Test Setup

When the customer supplied cable isn't long enough to fit inside…
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Ventilator Projects and EMC Testing (EN 60601-1-2:2014)

Summary If you haven't already, check out part 1 of this…
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By James Heilman, MD - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34056919

Ventilator Projects and EMC Regulations (UK)

SUMMARY: 1. CE marking probably won't be necessary for UK…
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Rohde & Schwarz "Demystifying EMC" 2020 @ Silverstone, UK

It's that time of year again when one of the things I look forward…
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soldering iron bit from rs

Xytronic Soldering Iron Tips in the UK

Useful Tip Thursday: I have a couple of Xytronic soldering…
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Networking Equipment - EMC Radiated Emissions Problem Solving

I had an email from a customer that I'm working on some design…
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2018 1pftp donations

1% For The Planet Donations FY2018

As a member of 1% For The Planet, Unit 3 Compliance donates 1%…
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When ESD Protection Gets Bypassed

ESD protection is essential to control the Electro-Static Discharge…
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James Pawson presenting at R&S EMC 2019

Rohde & Schwarz Demysifying EMC 2019

A fantastic day at the Rohde and Schwarz Demystifying EMC 2019…
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unit 3 compliance pocket debug probe

Pocket EMC Debug Probe

Hello 🙂 If you are reading this then hopefully you are a…
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TWITL - Vibration Testing Automotive ECU

This Week In The Lab: This fuel injector controller has to withstand…
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TWITL - Shield Prototyping for Sensitive Detectors

This Week In The Lab: prototyping a shielding can for some sensitive…
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stainless steel camera system

TWITL - Underwater Camera System Industrial EMC Testing

This Week In The Lab: a nicely engineered underwater camera…
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ram cage being removed from a 2018 mac mini

Apple Multi-Purpose EMC/EMI Shielding

I've always been impressed with Apple's approach to reducing…
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Off The Shelf and Non-Compliant Power Supplies (from Amazon)

A customer had purchased some power supplies from Amazon UK to…
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Useful Test Adapters for EMC Testing and Electronics Development

Working in an EMC test lab means I get to see all kinds of equipment.…
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