On 2/10/2011 10:42 AM, Darren New wrote:

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> Compliant Standards - TUV, CCC, RoHS, CE MDD
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> I'm guessing MDD is medical diagnostic device, for example.
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Not only that, but for use in a medical context, every component in that 
device must be certified for medical use. This means extensive testing 
and underwriting. Lots of salaries being paid on that one, Medical has 
some extremely strict standards for reliability. Ever notice when you 
look at datasheets for electronic components, they have a disclaimer on 
most that state they are not intended for use in military and medical 
applications. Usually mil-spec has extended requirements for stability 
at different environmental and voltages, Medical, too. And in some 
cases, they'll need even tighter tolerances on output and stability.

Though, you can buy some mil-spec components they are quite a bit more 
expensive. Medical-level screening would probably be even more 
expensive. People get a little touchy when lives are at stake.

-- 
~Mike

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