David Nicolson
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Hello all,
First time posting on this forum, so thank you in advance for your comments and advice.
We've developed a Class II hand held device which is powered by a Lithium-ion rechargeable battery. The device will be supplied with a docking station that is connected to the mains supply. We're using a pogo-pin arrangement between the device and the station. The device cannot be used while docked.
My question is about the power supply that will be moulded into the docking station. Do we absolutely need to use an already certified 60601-1 power supply, or can we use a 60950-1 certified power supply (or other relevant standard) and have the docking station and embedded power supply tested to 60601-1 as an entire system? If the allowable leakage from the non-60601-1 certified power supply is too large, is our only option to move to a 60601-1 charger? Or can we incorporate our own isolation barriers into the design of the device / docking station that will be sufficient?
We're exploring all options as we're finding the cost of 60601-1 power supplies quite prohibitively expensive.
Thanks.
First time posting on this forum, so thank you in advance for your comments and advice.
We've developed a Class II hand held device which is powered by a Lithium-ion rechargeable battery. The device will be supplied with a docking station that is connected to the mains supply. We're using a pogo-pin arrangement between the device and the station. The device cannot be used while docked.
My question is about the power supply that will be moulded into the docking station. Do we absolutely need to use an already certified 60601-1 power supply, or can we use a 60950-1 certified power supply (or other relevant standard) and have the docking station and embedded power supply tested to 60601-1 as an entire system? If the allowable leakage from the non-60601-1 certified power supply is too large, is our only option to move to a 60601-1 charger? Or can we incorporate our own isolation barriers into the design of the device / docking station that will be sufficient?
We're exploring all options as we're finding the cost of 60601-1 power supplies quite prohibitively expensive.
Thanks.