No problem with this as long as they are designed with adequate shielding.
I'm sure all the manufacturers will be careful to adequately shield...yeah,
right.
On 1/23/06, Cortland Richmond <ka5s@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> The California Energy Commission has just published an efficiency standard
> dated April 2005. It requires that by 1 July 2006 most appliances made or
> sold in California meet state mandates for efficiency. For example, single
> voltage external power supplies* of between 51 and 250 watts must be 84
> percent efficient, and consume not more than 0.75 watts when not under
> load.
>
> I don't see an exemption for what we build ourselves.
>
> Source: California Energy Commission
>
> http://energy.ca.gov/2005publications/CEC-400-2005-012/CEC-400-2005-012.PDF
>
> We may expect an increased use of RF lighting and RF ballasts. Oh joy!
>
> *[quote]
> Power supplies, which are single voltage external AC to DC and AC to AC
> power supplies included with other retail products, and [b]single voltage
> external AC to DC or AC to AC power supplies sold separately[/b]; and
> consumer audio and video equipment, which are televisions, compact audio
> products, digital versatile disc players, digital versatile disc
> recorders,
> and digital television adapters.
> [unquote]
>
> It's possible we may find some relief with _dual_ voltage AC to DC
> external
> power supplies, whicch are not included.
>
> Don't think to wash off the smell with a hot shower, either:
> [quote]
> The flow rate of showerheads, lavatory faucets, kitchen faucets, lavatory
> replacement aerators, kitchen replacement aerators, wash fountains, and
> metering faucets shall be not greater than …
> [unquote]
>
>
> Cortland
> KA5S
>
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