The cost of doing business in the United States hinges on a variety of factors and will vary from industry to industry and location to location. Such costs could include space cost, labor, transportation, cost of supplies, and regulatory requirements. We have been thinking a lot about the last factor, regulatory requirements, particularly as it relates to cost increases by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL).

The UL is an independent product safety certification organization. One of the primary things that the UL does is to develop standards and test procedures for products, materials, components, assemblies, tools and equipment, chiefly dealing with product safety. UL is one of several companies approved for such testing by the U.S. federal agency Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Consumer and worker safety is paramount and we understand that. However, ongoing, and increasing regulatory requirements, and the costs to meet these requirements, continue to put the pinch on businesses. Increases in UL fees are just another example of how it is more and more difficult to do business in the US.

All products purchased from Peak to Peak Power, Inc. are eligible for one additional year of warranty at no charge to the customer.

 In order to qualify for the extended warranty program customer must meet the following conditions.

• - Upon receipt of product send an email to: warranty@peaktopeakpower.com with the purchase order, part number, and serial number where applicable.
• - If the customer is on Net terms they must remain current at all times in order to qualify.
• - The product must be installed in a manner consistent with its design parameters.

 For each additional year peak to peak will warranty this product and will repair-replace-or credit at our discretion. Inbound shipping expenses are to be paid by the customer and all shipments must be accompanied by an RMA number.

Regarding the 19th “Taiwan Excellence Selection” executed by the Bureau of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan, the reward of “Taiwan Excellence Award” had been announced on December 21st, 2010 after 2 months evaluation on written reports and on-site assessment by more than 70 well-known experts and professors, MEAN WELL achieved this award by its high efficiency waterproof LED power supply~ HLG series.

The reward is not only represent the positive recognition of R&D, design, quality control and marketing aspects from the evaluations, but also the proof of new technology and idea to reduce in the carbon consumption following the trend of environment protection. We are proud of maintaining the social responsibility to develop the “green power” products continuously, promoting the good quality and performance level.

The rewarded product, HLG series, is our new generation of high performance LED power supply. In compared with other products in the market, HLG series is designed by the concept of “constant current (C.C. mode) plus constant voltage (C.V. mode)”, so that It can direct drive the LED in order to increase the total system efficiency or in cope with the use of DC-DC LED driver for the balance of current distribution. With the advanced LCC and synchronous rectification technology, HLG series possess up to 94% of high efficiency. (general power units perform approximate 85%). With high PF value and IP65~IP67 dustproof / waterproof level, HLG series has 4KV/ 6KV surge immunity ability and offers the flexible dimming options. Moreover, all models are proved that the lifetime is compatible with the five-year period of LED modules and they also comply with global safety and EMC regulations, which are very suitable for harsh indoor or outdoor environment such as LED streetlamps, outdoor electronic display, LED tunnel lighting, LED decorative lighting and all kinds of outdoor electronic installations.

View the HLG Series Here

On April 26^th 2011, Phase 2 of the ERP requirement goes into effect.  It defines the maximum no-load power consumption and minimum average efficiency for external power supplies 

Affected:

• All units 50 Watts and less must have 0.3Watts or less no load power consumption.
• All units greater than 50 Watts and less than 250Watts must have 0.5Watts or less no load power consumption & it must be 87% efficient

The power conversion products covered by this:

• Products converting AC Power from mains into low voltage DC or AC output
  • Single output DC or AC
• Separate devices that constitutes the primary load
• Contained in a physical enclosure separate from the device
• With removable or hard wired male/female connection, cable, cord, etc.
• Intended for use with electrical and electronic household and office equipment in EC No. 1275/2008

View our Products that already fit the bill:

Mean Well GS06
Mean Well GS12
Mean Well GE12
Mean Well GS15
Mean Well GS18
Mean Well GE18
Mean Well GE24
Mean Well GS25
Mean Well GS40
Mean Well GS60
Mean Well GS90
Mean Well GS120
Mean Well AS-120P
Mean Well GS160
Mean Well GS220