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New OSHA Requirements for Batteries in the US.
F2 Labs sent a notification to most of our customers regarding some new requirements pertaining to battery cells and battery packs in listed products. What does this mean? It means that there are more...
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Installing New Pickups from Seymour Duncan
A benefit of working at F2 Labs is that I get to see new and innovative products, straight from the bench of the inventor, and prior to general release. One of our customers, Seymour Duncan, submitted...
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Complying with REACH & RoHS – and the Need for Continued Review
We evaluate your device and keep it on autopilot, painlessly. The RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU+(EU)2015/863 started life in 2002 as the RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC. It has changed over the years, adding...
View ArticleCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1426
In the emerging technology field of Automated Driving Systems (ADS), the European Union Commission has recently published requirements and rules to help manufacturers of these systems ensure the...
View ArticleChanges to KS C 9814-1 – EMC Updates
On May 31, 2022, a new version of KS C 9814-1 was issued and is applicable to products that fall in the category of household appliances, electric tools, and other similar apparatus. Examples of...
View ArticleUse of UKCA Mark Postponed
On November 14, 2022 the UK announced that use of the UKCA Mark (for Great Britain) is to be postponed an additional two years until December 31, 2024. Previously, mandatory use of the mark and scheme...
View ArticleWPT for EVs and the Effect on AM Radio Broadcasts
As more and more electric vehicles (EVs) continue to be utilized both by the public and by government agencies to help reduce our carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse emissions, the infrastructure...
View ArticleESD for Electric Vehicles (EVs)
As electric vehicle (EV) technology continues to evolve and grow and become more commonplace, the insertion of ethernet technology for data communication in those systems will also continue to evolve....
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Helpful Guide if you are new to RoHS, REACH, WFD, & SCIP
Last June I had a discussion with an F2 Labs customer about the confusion of RoHS and REACH, and that she did not have time to become an expert on either of those two regulations. She contracts us to...
View ArticlePacemakers and Electric Cars
Over the past decade, we have seen an explosion of popularity with various green technologies, and at the forefront of that are electric vehicles and the charging stations that keep them going. A new...
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