EU regulations

TUBESMAN · 7th December 2011, 12:51 AM

I'm wondering if there are any EU regulations that apply to the sale of vacuum tube audio power amps? Specifically EMI feed back into the AC line. Or radiated. Thank you for your help.

radiostar · 7th December 2011, 10:51 AM

Good question!!! And also high voltage danger ...

Doz · 7th December 2011, 11:00 AM

Should comply with CE. This includes electrical safety, heat etc.

EMC regulations should be met above 30MHz.

Whether they do or not ....

DF96 · 7th December 2011, 11:30 AM

EMC and Low Voltage Directive regulations don't apply to anything made in China. They have special dispensation to add a CE sticker to anything.

TheGimp · 7th December 2011, 11:35 AM

It depends on the classification.

Class B line conducted noise now is tested from 10KHz to 30MHz.

RoHs requires lead free solder, among other restrictions.

boywonder · 7th December 2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGimp

RoHs requires lead free solder, among other restrictions.

and lead free components, etc.

payitforwardeddie · 7th December 2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGimp

It depends on the classification.

Class B line conducted noise now is tested from 10KHz to 30MHz.

RoHs requires lead free solder, among other restrictions.

That lead free stuff is rubbish. Can't see the point of it. Is anyone going around licking any soldered joint they can find?

kevinkr · 7th December 2011, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by payitforwardeddie

That lead free stuff is rubbish. Can't see the point of it. Is anyone going around licking any soldered joint they can find?

That's not really the point, the point is what happens when the device in question reaches end of life, is not properly recycled, and ends up in a land fill leaching toxic materials into the local ground water. There are also specific EOL requirements related to RoHS

E waste is a huge and not very funny problem in the third world. Might want to educate yourself.

Wavebourn · 7th December 2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by payitforwardeddie

That lead free stuff is rubbish. Can't see the point of it. Is anyone going around licking any soldered joint they can find?

Electronics is manufactured by businesses that try to sell more gadgets per time that inevitably go to dumpsters. ROHS protects environment from harmful waste. So called Industrialized Countries make 97 percent of garbage on the Earth. It is the main production of our civilization, and of course it has to be safe!

techbiker · 7th December 2011, 06:00 PM

Safety is important, however lead-free solder is not without its drawbacks. It has a higher melting temperature and there have been some reports that such solder has a higher risk of deteriorating over time. Have you heard of an Xbox 360 that has lasted longer than 3-4 years? The solder connecting the GPU to the motherboard lets go, resulting in a permanently bricked console (and the Red Ring of Death).

Pundits have linked the RRoD to problems with the lead-free solder Microsoft was using.

7th December 2011, 12:51 AM	#1
TUBESMAN diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York	EU regulations I'm wondering if there are any EU regulations that apply to the sale of vacuum tube audio power amps? Specifically EMI feed back into the AC line. Or radiated. Thank you for your help. __________________ 'Musicality' is the last refuge of a tweak. --PETER ACZEL, The Audio Critic

7th December 2011, 10:51 AM	#2
radiostar diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2009	Good question!!! And also high voltage danger ... __________________ tubes.rs facebook.com/tubes.rs

7th December 2011, 11:00 AM	#3
Doz diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sat Down	Should comply with CE. This includes electrical safety, heat etc. EMC regulations should be met above 30MHz. Whether they do or not .... __________________ "To err is human.. to make a real balls-up requires a computer"

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DF96 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	EMC and Low Voltage Directive regulations don't apply to anything made in China. They have special dispensation to add a CE sticker to anything.

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TheGimp diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Johnson City, TN	It depends on the classification. Class B line conducted noise now is tested from 10KHz to 30MHz. RoHs requires lead free solder, among other restrictions.

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techbiker diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Texas	Safety is important, however lead-free solder is not without its drawbacks. It has a higher melting temperature and there have been some reports that such solder has a higher risk of deteriorating over time. Have you heard of an Xbox 360 that has lasted longer than 3-4 years? The solder connecting the GPU to the motherboard lets go, resulting in a permanently bricked console (and the Red Ring of Death). Pundits have linked the RRoD to problems with the lead-free solder Microsoft was using.

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