[Elecraft] Power Supply?

[Don Wilhelm]

  Rob,

Anything with an AC power cord must have UL certification.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/2/2011 4:45 PM, Rob May wrote:
> The KPA500 has plug in power supply.  Is there a different standard for a power supply that's integrated vs. a stand alone unit?  If the P3 had a 20A switching supply to power itself and maybe an external accessory with a power pole connector output, would that have to be UL listed?
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> Rob
> NV5E
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>> From: kengkopp at gmail.com
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:05:26 -0600
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power Supply?
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>> I can attest that obtaining UL, CSA and "foreign"
>> certification for anything that "plugs in" is an involved
>> and costly process.  I went through the process a few
>> years ago with a medical product, and I can understand
>> why Elecraft might want to avoid marketing AC PSU's.
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