SEMKO AB
Torshamnsgatan 43
Box 1103, S-164 22 Kista-Stockholm Sweden
Tele #: 41.8.750.00.00
Fax #: 46.8.750.60.30
web site: www.semko.se

FIMKO
Sarkiniementie 3 FIN-00211 Helsinki
Finland
Tele #: 358.969.6361
Fax #: 358.969.25474
web site: www.fimko.fi

 

Japanese Agencies:
In Japan the main safety approval agency is the Japan Electrical Testing Laboratory (JET). We deal directly with the JET office in Tokyo. For your reference, we have listed below the address and telephone numbers of this office.

Japan Electrical Testing Laboratory
5-14-12 Yoyogi
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151
JAPAN
Tele #: 81.3466.9818 Fax #: 81.3468.9817

 

Australian Agencies:
For product requiring Australian approvals we Testing & Certification Australia. They are authorized to evaluate and issue certifications when testing to Standards Association of Australia (SAA) standards. For your reference, we have listed below their address and telephone number.

Testing & Certification Australia
14 Nelson Street Chatswoood
Sydney 2067, Australia
Tele #:  61.2941.05111
Fax #: 61.2941.51567
web site: www.tcaust.com

 

United Kingdom Agencies:
For product requiring BSI approvals we use both TUV Product Service Inc. and British Standards Institution, Certification & Assessment Department. For your reference, we have listed the BSI address and telephone numbers below.

British Standards Institution
Marylands Ave., Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire, HP2 4SQ, England
Tele #: 44.442.230442
Fax #: 44.442.232442
web site: www.bsi.org.uk

British Approvals Board for Telecommunications, commonly known as BABT, was founded in 1982 as a self financing non-profit making company. BABT was founded as an approval body for telecommunications equipment that was to be connected to the public telecommunications systems. Contact information is as follows:

British Approvals Board for Telecommunications
Claremount House
34 Molesey Road
Hersham, Walton-On-Thames
Surrey KT12 4RQ, United Kingdom
Tele #: 44.1932.222289
Fax #: 44.1932.229756
web site: www.babt.co.uk

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Safety Agency Standard Numbers:

Underwriters Laboratories:

UL 114 – Electric Office Appliances and Business Equipment
UL 478 – Information Processing and Business Equipment
UL 506 – Specialty Transformers
UL 697 – Toy Transformers
UL 1012 – Power Units Other Than Class 2
UL 1037 – Anti-theft Alarms and Devices
UL 1236 – Electric Battery Chargers
UL 1262 – Laboratory Equipment
UL 1310 – Class 2 Power Units
UL 1409 – Low Voltage Video Products w/o Cathode Ray Tube Displays
UL 1411 – Transformers Used in Radio and TV
UL 1446 – Insulation Systems, Electrical
UL 1459 – Telephone Equipment
UL 1481 – Power Supplies for Fire Protective Signaling
UL 1585 – Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
UL 1950 – Safety of Information Technology Equipment
UL 2601 – Medical Electrical Equipment

Canadian Standards Association:

CSA C22.2 No. 1 – Radio, Television and Electronic Apparatus
CSA C22.2 No. 66 – Specialty Transformers
CSA C22.2 No. 107 – Rectifying Equipment
CSA C22.2 No. 125 – Electromechanical Equipment
CSA C22.2 No. 143 – Office Machines
CSA C22.2 No. 173 – Transformers for Toy and Hobby Use
CSA C22.2 No. 220 – Information Processing and Business Equipment
CSA C22.2 No. 223 – Power Supplies with Extra Low Voltage Class Outputs
CSA C22.2 No. 950 – Safety of Information Technology Equipment

International:

VDE 0551 – Safety Transformers
VDE 0730 – Electric Motor-Operated Appliances
VDE 0804 – Telecommunications Equipment
VDE 0805 – EDP Equipment
VDE 0806 – Office Machines
IEC 60065 – Audio, Video, and Similar Electronic Apparatus
IEC 60601-1 – Safety of Medical Electrical Equipment
IEC 60950 – Safety of Information Technology Equipment
IEC 60335-1 – Safety of Households & Similar Electrical Appliances

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Safety Agency Standard Costs:

When obtaining a print from customers, we must know if the part has any safety agency considerations. If a safety agency is involved, we then need to know if the part is to be built to meet a specific standard or if it is to be approved to the standard. In both cases we need to know what the actual standard number is. As you can tell from the preceding list, there are many standards that could apply from either UL, CSA, or various international standards, each with their own very different costs.

Following is a list of the most common transformer agency standards with approximate costs from the individual agencies. Please understand that these costs can change according to number of inputs, number of outputs, construction, fusing, and etc. All figures are in USD$s.

UL 506 = Specialty Transformers
Costs $3,500 and takes about six weeks
Equivalent CSA standard is C22.2 No. 66
Costs $ 3,000 and takes about two months

UL 1585 = Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
Costs $4,500 and takes about two months
Equivalent CSA standard is C22.2 No. 66
Costs $3,500 and takes about two months

UL 1411 = Transformers Used in Radio and TV
Costs $3,000 and takes about two months
Note. . . "Construction Only" costs $1,500 and takes one month

UL 1310 = Class 2 Power Units
Costs $5,000 and takes about 4-6 weeks
Equivalent CSA standard is C22.2 No. 223
Costs $4,000 and takes about 6 weeks

TUV approvals for Direct Plug-in Transformer Units costs $4,000 and take about 3-4 weeks. Common standards are IEC 60950, IEC60335-1, etc.

SAA approvals cost A$4,800 and take 4-5 weeks. The standard number is AS3108.

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Summary:

ENG engineers will be glad to assist customers in obtaining any agency approval. Once a design has been completed and the customer has supplied written approval to submitted samples, we can approach the Safety Agency for an estimated approval cost. The customer would then issue a purchase order for the estimated charges. ENG will complete the approval process and bill the customer per the agency's final invoice (we charge no additional fees).

Also, please be aware of ENG's ability to have UL get Canadian certifications without a separate CSA submission (cUL), thus substantially decreasing total agency approval costs. This new program is a result of the Standards Council of Canada granting to UL their Canadian Certification Organization and Testing Organization status, which accredits UL to conduct tests and issue certifications to Canadian National Standards. We have literature that goes into greater detail on this available for distribution.