Dears,
 
Holybro shipped me a replacement for a Kakute F7 1.5 flight controller and...

I received a mail from DHL asking to declare one of the following :
 

• Item with CE marking,
  
• Item without CE marking in accordance to a European comunity law to be clearly indicated,
  
• Prototype not intended for sale, not to be put on the market, not for service and therefore not to be marked with CE marking.
  

 
What shall I do ?!
 
Thanks to anyone who can help!

I am no expert on this, but from what I am reading Flight Controllers shouldn't need a CE marking because they operate at such low voltages.

Low Voltage Electrical Equipment need a CE rating if they are in this voltage range:

Quote:Low Voltage Electrical Equipment

The "Electrical Equipment" means any equipment designed for use with a voltage rating of between 50 and 1000 V for alternating current (A.C.) and between 75 and 1500 V for direct current (D.C.). Therefore, it is called often "Low Voltage Electrical Equipment" which includes the vast majority of electrical equipment in everyday use.

Flight controllers operate well under the 75v minimum for direct current, and therefor should not need a CE marking.

So I would tell them option #2, Item without CE marking in accordance with euro law, because it operates at a max input voltage of 7v - 42v, and a max output voltage of 5v.
It is therefor exempt of needing a CE marking.
That's how I read it anyway

(17-Sep-2021, 06:27 PM)MrSolo Wrote: I am no expert on this, but from what I am reading Flight Controllers shouldn't need a CE marking because they operate at such low voltages.

Low Voltage Electrical Equipment need a CE rating if they are in this voltage range:

Flight controllers operate well under the 75v minimum for direct current, and therefor should not need a CE marking.

So I would tell them option #2, Item without CE marking in accordance with euro law, because it operates at a max input voltage of 7v - 42v, and a max output voltage of 5v.
It is therefor exempt of needing a CE marking.
That's how I read it anyway

Seems to be a good hint! Since there is no applicable EU directive it shall not be marked. I only have to find a "legal" reference for this.