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Top 10 Compliance Today Blog Posts for Electrical Compliance Engineers in 2015
Each year we see a significant rise in readers and subscribers for our Compliance Today Blog posts. The following were the most viewed posts in 2015. ETSI EN 300 328 Version 1.9.1 Contains Important Updates to V1.8.1 FCC Incorporates ANSI C63.4-2014 and ANSI C63.10-2013 into Rules for Unintentional and Intentional Radiators External Power Supplies Must... Read More
Most Popular Solar UV Tests Include MIL-STD-810G Method 505.5 and ASTM Standards
Call it what you want: solar radiation, UV exposure, accelerated weathering. When is this testing necessary or advisable and which test should be used? When is easy: You should perform solar testing if your product will be exposed to sunlight. Which test is more difficult to answer. There are several different types of solar tests.... Read More
RS105 Testing Determines EMP Susceptibility of Military and Commercial Electronics
Recently, MET Labs performed High Altitude (or Nuclear) Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP or NEMP) susceptibility testing of U.S. Navy vendor electronics at an outdoor test area in Maryland. The test method used was RS105 from MIL-STD-461. RS105 addresses the risk of radiated exposure to an EMP event. (CS116 is the MIL-STD-461 test method that addresses conducted... Read More
UK & Australian Companies May Be Exempt from ITAR Licensing for MIL-STD Testing
Foreign manufacturers of products that require U.S. Military Standard (MIL-STD) testing need to comply with the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Obtaining ITAR licensing and development of technical agreements can be a lengthy process. Fortunately, clients in the United Kingdom and Australia can simplify the process and bypass... Read More
Environmental Testing – Like HALT – Improves Product Reliability & Ruggedness
Environmental testing has nothing to do with an evaluation of the earth’s environment. Not the environmental testing we’re writing about here anyway. Also known as environmental simulation, environmental testing involves putting your electronic product through environmental extremes and then determining what hardware failures occur. This process is crucial for pinpointing design flaws for ensuring the... Read More
