18-03-2021, 11:02 AM
Nobody tests imported items in the UK unless a complaint is made. And that's either because of a safety problem - somebody got hurt - or a competitor complains. One imagines that Apple and Samsung aren't happy about all the fake chargers that are sold, some of them really hazardous, but even they don't seem to be able to get anywhere. Trading Standards (who do enforcement in the UK) are overstretched so EMC will be a long way down their priority list.
I guess we will stay aligned with the CE marking scheme but it won't make any difference. There are millions of non-compliant devices in circulation and there will be many more. One trick is to submit a compliant item for testing in China or even in the UK. Then leave out the EMC components in subsequent production. Who's going to check? Nobody.
My feeling, which I can't provide solid evidence for, is that OFCOM and by extension HMG, have effectively written off LF, MF and HF for most purposes in the UK. These devices don't, for the most part, affect VHF and upwards. So most fixed and mobile services are unaffected.
I guess we will stay aligned with the CE marking scheme but it won't make any difference. There are millions of non-compliant devices in circulation and there will be many more. One trick is to submit a compliant item for testing in China or even in the UK. Then leave out the EMC components in subsequent production. Who's going to check? Nobody.
My feeling, which I can't provide solid evidence for, is that OFCOM and by extension HMG, have effectively written off LF, MF and HF for most purposes in the UK. These devices don't, for the most part, affect VHF and upwards. So most fixed and mobile services are unaffected.
www.borinsky.co.uk Jeffrey Borinsky www.becg.tv
