I read in !emc-pstc that Ron <[email protected]> wrote (in <00d501c1309e$f4 [email protected]>) about 'Medical application-Isolation voltage', on Wed, 29 Aug 2001: > >I have a medical application that requires "double insulation" from the >Mains to an "applied part" according to IEC60601. IEC60601 states that for >a reference voltage of 250v and double insulation, the test voltage is 4000v >for 1 min. I am assuming that the voltages are RMS values.
Yes, unless another measure is specified. Look carefully: it may be a peak value. > >How does one go about meeting the 4000v test when the highest rated ac-dc >converter I can find is 3500v RMS continuous. > Complain to the converter manufacturers that you can't buy their product because it doesn't meet the standard. It's their problem, not yours! -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Eat mink and be dreary! ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
