My product only uses small batteries, or my product is only a toy, or my product is only a small manufacturing run device. Cant I be exempt from FCC regulations?
Battery power is not an exemption. Even a little 3.7 V cellular telephone can broadcast for miles. Toys are not exempt either. Toys can make more radio noise than other equipment because plastic or plush enclosures do not shield the electronics like a metal box may. Manufacturing run is not exempt either. Even if you make and sell only a handful of devices, it needs FCC equipment authorization. There are exceptions to FCC equipment authorization for certain unintentional radiators. They are codified in 47 CFR 15.103. Below are the most common exemptions: • Digital devices oscillating below 1.705 MHz that do not connect to the power grid, even indirectly, To be exempt, devices also cannot connect for the purpose of recharging batteries. • Digital devices that use less than 6 billionths of a watt of electrical power (essentially wristwatches and LCD calculators) • Devices only used in vehicles (e.g. cars, aircraft) • Specialized medical, electrical utility, or commercial test & measureme
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