Particular standard IEC 60601-2-40 references obsolete EMC standard

Eamon

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Hi there,

I'm looking at the EMC provisions given by 60601-2-40.

This particular standard was published in 1998; there does not seem to be a more recent version.

For EMC, it references 60601-1-2:1993 (1st edition). 60601-1-2 2nd edition seems to be in common use and the 3rd edition is actually released.

My immediate annoyance is that in order to make any sense of the amendments, I must apparently buy the 1993 1st edition, since the section numbers the amendments refer to don't make sense in the 60601-1-2 2nd edition (which I have).

But does this also mean that to test to 60601-2-40, we must perform EMC testing using the long-ago obsoleted 1st edition of 60601-1-2? If not, how do we apply the particular standard? Do we use our judgement to figure out what the corresponding amendments would be in the 2nd edition?

Thanks in advance for any light to be shed on this question.
 
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Marc

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Can anyone help with this one? It's way out of my field. My thanks in advance!
 

Marcelo

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Sorry, didn´t see this before.

It depends on what regulations you are talking abouot, but generally regulations require the latest version of a standard. The 60601 series (and similar standards) have a problem because the particular standards modifies the requirements of the general and collateral.

So, if you want to understand what is required by 60601-2-40, you need to have the old version of 1-2. You surely can justify in your risk management (again, depending on what reg system you are trying fo fulfill) using a newer version with the same of modified requirements.

Finally,i´m moving this thread to the 60601 sub-forum.
 

Eamon

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Hi Marcelo,

the problem is that the most recent version of the particular standard refers to a withdrawn version of the collateral standard.

Therefore it is impossible to apply the amendments specified in the particular standard, to any currently recognized version of the collateral standard.

Since my original post, I have read that particular 60601 standards that are not updated by the end of this year may be withdrawn for "lack of interest". Perhaps to address this type of difficulty.

- Eamon
 

Marcelo

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Therefore it is impossible to apply the amendments specified in the particular standard, to any currently recognized version of the collateral standard.
Yep, but that´s not what i said. I said you can identify what were the original requirements and them use the same requirements of a newer version, or justify in your risk management why you are not using the old requirements.

You still would need a copy of the old version of 1-2 to identify the old requirements.
 
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