I can see logic in doing things this way: the equipment is designed and
prototyped before the certification testing takes place. So rather than
requiring going back to label a device, one can just provide the documentation
in the instructions that are, or can be, printed after the design work.
Of course we then hope that they really did the testing, rather than just
printing what they hoped would be true.
73 - Jim K8MR
> On Mar 21, 2018, at 2:54 AM, Dave Cole (NK7Z) <dave@nk7z.net> wrote:
>
> I don't know why, but that bothers me, and it seems like a lessening of the
> rules, as opposed to what I think should be a tightening of the rules...
>
> 73s and thanks,
> Dave
> NK7Z
> https://www.nk7z.net
>
> On 03/20/2018 07:45 PM, David Eckhardt wrote:
>> Yep. Correct. Only in the User's Manual.
>> On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 1:10 AM, Dave Cole (NK7Z) <dave@nk7z.net
>> <mailto:dave@nk7z.net>> wrote:
>> Thanks for the info Dave... I saw, or heard someplace that the FCC
>> no longer requires a mark on the device, but just in the book... Have
>> you heard anything about this? I can't remember where I heard it.
>> 73s and thanks,
>> Dave
>> NK7Z
>> https://www.nk7z.net
>> On 03/20/2018 01:25 PM, David Eckhardt wrote:
>> Only the FCC logo is REQUIRED to be on the device if it is Class
>> B, home
>> and small office. The statement and other regulatory
>> information, more
>> times than not, is contained in the 'User's Manual'. Most have a
>> regulatory section devoted to this kind of stuff. If there is
>> no FCC logo
>> on the product, assume it is either Class A (Industrial) or the
>> supplier
>> doesn't know much about the regulatory world and required
>> markings (no
>> attehtion to EMC/RFI). This is based on some 30 years of doing
>> EMC/RFI for
>> a living. What I write is from experience. When we had a real
>> FCC, things
>> were very different!!!!
>> If it is from China or the PacRim, just assume it has not been
>> tested nor
>> any attention paid to EMC/RFI. I have read
>> many,.....many,.....bogus
>> 'reports' on Chinese products, many of which are assembled from
>> other
>> products and piece mealed from other reports and really don't
>> even apply.
>> I've also experiencef many, . . . . many, . . . . . instances
>> of false
>> labeling from China.
>> Bottom line: 1) When you shop for something, take a battery
>> operated
>> radio with you and request a test of the item.
>> 2) It's hard to find otherwise, but don't
>> buy if the
>> electronics or products are 'Made in China".
>> 3) Don't buy if in the inttruction manual
>> or posted on
>> the product, "Made of Foreign and Domestic Parts". That's a
>> license for Chinese switchers with,
>> again, no
>> attentioin paid to EMC/RFI.
>> However, the biggies like Apple and the like know the game and
>> are usually
>> to be trusted (except for their wall warts).
>> I realize all this reads rather negative, but its reality these
>> days! Just
>> believe me ! ! !
>> Dave - WØLEV
>>
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