I'm in need of a little conflicting advice to further confuse me.
When exporting an consumer electronic device (or subassembly therein) to Japan, must it specifically be labled for "100V" operation? That is, can it not be labled for "120V" provided that the device does in fact operate effectively at Japan's 100V line voltage. (Well technically it must work at 90V since that accommodates 10% undervoltage). As example: A motor in a vacuum cleaner or in a window fan. Or a discrete off-the-shelf switched-mode power supply in a Godzilla detector. Etc.
I've been told that to achieve Japan regulatory marking the device as a whole and all such subassemblies must be labled 100V. This seems a little hard to believe given the scarcity (yes?) of things so marked. So...any opinions?
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