Those removable links can be fuses, which are a good idea to use with
sidactors or MOVs anyway.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Woodgate
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 2:28 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Production Line Hipot Test for Network Powered Equipment


I read in !emc-pstc that Jerry Martin <[email protected]> wrote (in
<[email protected]>) about 'Production Line Hipot Test
for Network Powered Equipment', on Wed, 28 Nov 2001:
>Has anyone had experience with this and how do you go about removing
soldered 
>sidactors to do the hipot test? It seems like this would be an extra
step in the 
>manufacturing process. 

You probably do need to do a high voltage test, since the 190 V supply
can have surges and transients on it. In other types of equipment, the
surge-suppression devices are connected via removable links, which are
not installed until after the test.
-- 
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk 
After swimming across the Hellespont, I felt like a Hero. 

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