ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide
Version 2.0 Final Review Copy
8. Safety
The following subsections outline sample product regulations requirements for a typical power supply. Actual requirements will depend on the design, product end use, target geography, and other variables. Consult your company’s Product Safety and Regulations department for more details.
8.1. North America
The power supply must be certified by an NRTL (Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory) for use in the USA and Canada under the following conditions:
•The supply must be recognized for use in Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment per UL 60950, 3rd edition, 2000. The certification must include external enclosure testing for the AC receptacle side of the power supply. (see Figures 8 and 9).
•The supply must have a full complement of tests conducted as part of the certification, such as input current, leakage current,
•The enclosure must meet fire enclosure mechanical test requirements per clauses 2.9.1 and 4.2 of the
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There must not be unusual or difficult conditions of acceptability such as mandatory additional cooling or power
The certification mark shall be marked on each power supply.
The power supply must be evaluated for
The proper polarity between the AC input receptacle and any printed wiring boards connections must be maintained (that is, brown=line, blue=neutral, green or green/yellow=earth/chassis).
Failure of any single component in the
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