Brighton EMC Test Facility
Paxton Access trading as Brighton EMCBrighton, East Sussex
Paxton operates Brighton EMC at Home Farm Road, Brighton. The operator describes a 3 m EMC chamber, immunity-bench tests and a climatic chamber. UKAS schedule 25241 identifies the same site and assigns defined EMC methods; operator equipment capacities and climatic work are kept separate from that accredited scope.
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Key facts
Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.
Testing capabilities
EMC emissions and RF immunity
The operator offers chamber emissions and immunity testing at 3 m. The retained UKAS schedule covers conducted emissions on AC mains and signal/control lines at 150 kHz–30 MHz, radiated emissions at 30 MHz–18 GHz and radiated RF susceptibility at 80 MHz–6 GHz up to 10 V/m.
Immunity-bench methods
The operator offers ESD, AC surge, AC and signal-line transients, power-quality tests and dips/interruptions. UKAS scope separately lists ESD up to 15 kV air and 8 kV contact, burst immunity at 0.25–4 kV and conducted susceptibility at 150 kHz–230 MHz up to 10 V.
Climatic and accelerated-life exposure
The facility page offers temperature/humidity climatic tests and bespoke accelerated-life tests using a 600 litre Thermotron chamber. This operator-advertised environmental work is separate from the retained UKAS EMC scope.
Equipment and published limits
| Specification | Published value | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Operator-published ESD capacity | 16.5 kV air; 9 kV contact | These are equipment capacities on the operator page. The retained UKAS ESD scope is lower: up to 15 kV air and 8 kV contact. Do not treat the capacity as an accredited range. |
| Operator-published climatic chamber figures | 600 L; −70°C to +180°C; 10–98% RH; rate up to 13.8°C/min | Separate published figures describe the chamber. They do not establish that maximum temperature, humidity and change rate can be combined, nor current load, fixture or item acceptance. |
Access and contact
Brighton EMC publishes Compliance@BrightonEMC.co.uk and 01273 811035 for test-service and booking enquiries. Specify the required method, accredited report scope, item configuration and climatic conditions before requesting a quotation.
Facility contact
- Address
- Paxton House, Home Farm Road
Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9HU
United Kingdom - Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
- ISO/IEC 17025:2017 — UKAS 25241
- The retained issue 005 schedule, dated 6 August 2025, identifies the Home Farm Road site only for the listed EMC methods. Its product-specific standards are limited to referred basic standards explicitly listed in sections 1.1–1.4.
What to confirm with the facility
- The facility page publishes broader conducted-emission and ESD equipment ranges than the retained accredited schedule. Those capacity statements remain distinct from accredited method ranges; environmental tests are not assigned accreditation from this EMC schedule.
- Confirm current apparatus availability, sample/fixture limits, method edition, accredited reporting scope, exposure combinations, access and quotation directly with the operator.
Before requesting a test
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Frequently asked questions
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Further reading
Sources and review
Arc reviewed the original sources on 2026-10-13. The cited material supports the bounded site information presented here. Test suitability and commercial arrangements require direct confirmation.
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Brighton EMC contact and site address
Exact Brighton EMC contact page identifies Paxton House/Home Farm Road and the commercial enquiries phone/email. It does not confirm a slot, price or accepted item.
Brighton EMC facility overview
Exact operator overview links the EMC and environmental facility to Paxton Technology Centre in Brighton. Accreditation is bounded separately by the UKAS original.
Exact facility page provides the 3 m EMC chamber, immunity-bench and climatic test descriptions and equipment capacities. These capacities are separate from the independently retained accredited method scope.
UKAS 25241 Paxton Access trading as Brighton EMC, issue 005
Issue 005 dated 6 August 2025 applies only to the stated Home Farm Road laboratory and the listed EMC methods, ranges and product-specific restrictions. The schedule does not establish accreditation for climatic work or every operator-published equipment capacity.