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From: cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (Gordon Hlavenka)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Selling Electronics Kits: FCC Approval ?
Message-ID: <26fa8a08-429.1sci.electronics-1@vpnet.chi.il.us>
Date: 21 Sep 90 21:55:04 GMT
References: <1990Sep20.014846.17687@hayes.fai.alaska.edu>
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>unique UL approvals, such as the dreaded Attack Test.  (How long does it take
>to disable a system with a sledge hammer?)

I have worked on some equipment intended for use in the cabin of passenger
airliners.  The FAA has a "Coke test"...  They dump Classic Coke on the
equipment, let it rot overnight, and then do a functional test and a safety
(shorts, smoke, etc.) test.

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Gordon S. Hlavenka            cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us
Disclaimer:                Yeah, I said it.  So what?