EN55024 specifies 50 contact discharges at each conductive test point and 10 air discharges for each slot, aperture and insulating surface. Regards' Geoff Lister
[email protected] Senior Engineer Motion Media Technology Ltd., Horton Hall, Horton, Bristol, BS37 6QN, UK Direct: +44 (0) 1454 338561 ISDN: +44 (0) 1454 338554 Switchboard: +44 (0) 1454 313444 Fax: +44 (0) 1454 313678 On 17 January 2000 13:43, Jacowleff, Bill [SMTP:[email protected]] wrote: > > Dear Mr. Kim Boll Jensen: > > Well the answer to your question is 10 discharges to each point per > polarity. A few other things to consider. > > It is also important to step through the voltages and not skip any. > > Is your internal test procedure going to be used as a supporting test for a > DOC or is it for a DV or PV? If it is a Design validation it is quite > possible to want to exceed the specs per the standard, it all depends on > what you expect to learn from this type of testing. The Design Validations > I have composed for ESD have exceeded the standard specifications. > > Best Regards, > > Bill Jacowleff > VDO Control Systems > Airpax Instruments > 150 Knotter Drive > Cheshire, CT 06410 > Phone: 203 271-6394 > FAX: 203 271-6200 > [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 5:41 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: EN 61000-4-2 > > > > Dear all > > I'm writing on a internal testprocedure for our products, and have now come > to > EN 61000-4-2 ESD. What confuse me is that the standard (as I read it) only > refere to 10 discharges at each point (and each polarity), but I have been > told > from several different persons that the right number is 50 at each points > (but > without any reference to any standard). > > Do anynoe know what the right number is and where I can find it > > Best regards, > > Mr. Kim Boll Jensen > i-data international > Denmark > > > > --------- > This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. > To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] > with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the > quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], or > [email protected] (the list administrators). > > > --------- > This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. > To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] > with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the > quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], or > [email protected] (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
