> The 240VA "Energy Hazard" was not a > consideration for the protection against Fire but a limit > value for accessible parts by the User.
The energy hazard requirement (in the 950-series standards) is that the conductors shall not be bridged by the test finger (which has a spherical tip). If the conductors are on a planar circuit board, the conductors cannot be bridged by the spherical tip. The requirement does not specify that the conductors must not be accessible, although this is the conventional interpretation of the requirement. Rich - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
