[svlug] 1U chassis entertainment & FC

[Rafael]

On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, paul wrote:

> Alvin Oga wrote:
> 
> > - i've heard that anyone selling 1U chassis in LA county are required to have
> >   fcc comforming chassis ?? donno....
> 
> > > I stopped at Fry's with a friend who works with rackmounts a lot.  She
> > > said the 1u at Fry's was very poor quality and commented on the same sharp
> > > edges you did.  She said that she doubted if it was even FCC compliant.
> 
> Jim Warren says that the FCC requirements are totally BS but an example
> of bureucracy living on.  When was the last time an open box caused RFI
> at your house or anywhere?  And of course. the LA bureaucracy uses it as
> a reason to live on!

I read Jim Warren's articles every once in a while but if that's what he
says he's wrong. FCC is needed otherwise CB mentality will creep into RF
spectrum all over the place. You open the PC box (800MHz) and you won't be
able to get or make a phone call. Sometimes you don't even need to open
the box, power cord and other cables do it for you. That's very easy to
prove. I can't listen to shortwave radio when the computer is on in the
same room for example. TV get's a lot of RF on some chanels too. All
depends on clocks in the machine, interfaces, cables, brackets, etc.

With more wireless stuff coming out in the near future we'll see even more
troubles. I believe that the designers should pay attention to RF, and
we need an agency to enforce it.

> 
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