Hi Arlen,
I don't know where I got the following chart, but
I believe it's from the The Shriners Burn Institute.
Someone else gave it to me. If anyone recognizes
this list, I would really like to know. I assume
I'm quoting someone, so I take absolutely no
credit for it.
TEMP | Time to
deg.F | deg C | Serious Burn
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120 49 | over 5 min
125 52 | 1-1/2 to 2 min
130 55 | about 30 sec
135 57 | about 10 sec
140 60 | under 5 sec
145 63 | under 3 sec
150 66 | about 1-1/2 sec
155 68 | about 1 sec
Arlen Olive wrote:
>
> For consumer electronics products (e.g., video games),
> I would think there would be some guidelines for a
> maximum case temperature, to prevent burn injury.
>
> I realize that some consumer products can get quite
> hot (such as the halogen lamps that have been in the
> news recently), while others may just get "warm"
> (such as AC-to-DC "wallwart" powerpacks).
>
> I would think that anything likely to be touched or
> handled while in operation should only get "warm",
> and definitely not hot enough to cause burn injury.
>
> My question is how to define "warm" or "not hot
> enough to cause burn injury". Are there applicable
> guidelines?
>
> Arlen Olive, Staff Engineer ([email protected])
> FutureTel, Inc.
> 1092 Arques Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4601
> (408) 522-1472 Direct / (408) 522-1439 FAX
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