Battery Charger for self-balancing scooters and hover boards
The Australian Commonwealth Government has introduced a mandatory standard under the Australian Consumer Law to ensure the safety of self-balancing scooters (previously called ‘hoverboards’). The safety standard is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation as the Consumer Goods (Self-balancing Scooters) Safety Standard 2016. https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2016L01180. The Standard applies to a two-wheeled ride on device with no … Continued
Austest Sydney registered with Industry Canada
Austest Laboratories Castle Hill (Sydney) is now registered with Industry Canada as an accredited test facility, providing accredited reports to ICES-003 for EMC emissions. A copy of our certificate can be found here: https://sms-sgs.ic.gc.ca/equipmentSearch/searchWirelessTestSites?execution=e1s5 Contact Austest here.
Explaining SRS – Part 2
SRS in Defence Applications and Replacement for MIL-STD-901D Introduction: Equipment designed for defence applications are usually required to pass tests to ensure that they do not fail when subjected to mechanical shocks that could be encountered in transport or field environments. The most authoritative and widely used standard for Shock testing of defence equipment is … Continued
New Standard for Downlights and other Recessed luminaires
AS/NZS 60598.2.2:2016 Particular requirements – Recessed luminaires Standards Australia have recent published a new joint Australian and New Zealand standard for recessed luminaires (2016 Edition) which now includes specific classifications for the various types of both domestic and commercial luminaires. The new labelling requirements will assist the installer to choose the right product for the … Continued
Only weeks until Inverters are removed from the CEC Approved List
Changes for CEC inverter listings By 9 October 2016, all inverters and PCE on the CEC-approved list will need to be fully compliant with AS/NZS 4777.2:2015. All products that have not been relisted with this information this date will be removed. All inverters and PCE on the CEC approved list will need to provide an … Continued
Visit Austest at ElectroneX, Australian Technology Park Sydney 14 – 15 September 2016
ElectroneX – The Electronics Design & Assembly Expo opens Wednesday in Sydney. Visit Austest and see an additional 100 of the leading technology suppliers with new products, new technology innovations and new ideas for your business. It won’t be back in Sydney again until 2018 so make sure you don’t miss it! Meet and talk … Continued
Explaining SRS Part 1
This is the 1st of a 2 part series explaining the various types of shock testing and SRS (Shock Response Spectrum). Part 2 will cover SRS in defence applications as a replacement for MIL-STD-901D. Shock Response Spectrum (SRS) Testing – part 1 Introduction: Shock testing seeks to evaluate the ability of test items to survive … Continued
LAND FORCES 2016 6-8 September 2016
Austest will once again be exhibiting at Land Forces, this time in Adelaide from the 6th till the 8th of September at the Adelaide Convention Centre. LAND FORCES 2016 is Australia’s premier land defence exhibition and a leading land defence forum for Australia, Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. LAND FORCES 2016 is the perfect occasion … Continued
ACMA update to Class License for Low Power Devices
Many may not be aware of significant changes included in the most recently updated (4 September 2015) Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) (LIPD) Class License 2015 (the LIPD). In particular the LIPD now refers to ETSI EN 300 328 with no version number – i.e. the current version, as published from time to time in … Continued
Austest update to accredited testing
Austest Laboratories announces the following additions to their accredited scope: AS/CA S042.1:2015 The ACMA now require an accredited report to this standard, which includes the ability to dial the Australian emergency # when connected to an Australian carrier without a SIM, plus SPL (Sound Pressure Level) measurements of handsets, along with other clauses. By virtue … Continued