[svlug] 1U chassis entertainment & FCC

[Alvin Oga]

hi ya...

yup...am 100% sure that the same mb/cpu/mem/disk/powersupplies
is used for the office pc as people do use for the home pc...

yes there are differences in fcc requirements for home vs office/industrial
uses

donno the diff code section fcc part xxx that it needs to comly with
for home vs office use ...

to get the fcc clearances for office/industrial use...on needs to 
take the "whole box" complete with drawings to the local fcc testing 
facility and that tested box would than be a sealed and approved box...
	- most computer companies used to take their box to the local
	testing site..wait 6 months or a year..than release the products

but it seems in the last 10-15 yrs...all that fcc testing seems to be relaxed...
as it is common to see people just swap out mb/cpu/disk/power supplies
with a new/better one into the same chassis etc..etc...
	- and/or just build your own...

just put two svga montiors next to each other..and watch it interfere...
or even reboot a system and watch the other monitor wiggle too...

for home use...guess its not an issue.. as its less strict about it...
though the odd part is that is
where people complain about tv or stereo recption/interfernce

people dont usually complain at the office about tv or stereo interfernce
or walkietalkie....

and things gonna get worst with everybody walkign around with itty=bitty
transmitters ( cell phones )

just wear lead clothes and you'd be safe from all this radiation....
worst still is to live next to the 50K-300K volt power transmission lines

oh well
alvin


> Ivan Passos wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Alvin Oga wrote:
> > 
> > and the fun part of all this is... some/most computer equipment is
> > exempt from FCC requirements for home use...
> > 
> > that same PC ( chassis/MB, disks, power supplies )  is used at the
> > office/industrial sites and should carry the fcc passed-the-test logo
> 
> Are you sure about that?? AFAIK, FCC Class-A is for home environments, and
> FCC Class-B is for work environments. And IIRC, Class-A is more
> restrictive / tough to pass than Class-B ...
> 
> Does anyone have more details on that, or can actually tell me whether
> this is right or not??
> 
> Later,
> Ivan
>