Re: CE compliance testing in the UK

From: Mike Harrison (mike_at_whitewing.co.uk)
Date: 01/31/05


Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 23:27:05 GMT

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:23:05 +0000, John Woodgate <jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote:

>I read in sci.electronics.design that Ian Stirling
><root@mauve.demon.co.uk> wrote (in <41fe5c49$0$7940$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-
>reader01.plus.net>) about 'CE compliance testing in the UK', on Mon, 31
>Jan 2005:
>>Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> themanwhocan wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anybody have details for a CE standards testing facility in the UK.
>>>> Preferably a reasonably priced one. I am looking to get a number of small
>>>> batteries tested before beginning to import them. Does anybody have a guide
>>>> price for this type of work?
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am way out of my depth with this.
>>>
>>> You just want to import batteries ?
>>>
>>> I'm not aware of any regulation requiring CE marking for these. I've never
>>seen
>>> CE marked batteries.
>>
>>Ok...
>>Few batteries nearest me.
>>CR2032 - none.
>>NEC E313 lithium battery - has.
>>Sagem MX10 - has.
>>AA/AAA/PP3 - none.
>>
>>Rechargable lithium only?
>>
>I couldn't find anything about CE marking for lithium, or any other,
>batteries on the Directives part of EU web site. The search engine is
>very strange, though; it doesn't like technical words at all and prefers
>nice comforting political ones.

Remember that any lithium rechargeable is likely to contain at least some electronics for pack
protection, and maybe also charge control/metering, and so could in principle be within the scope of
the EMC directive, although maybe it would be classed as a component and outside the scope....



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