RE: Clearance requirements for Telecomm PWB design

2002-10-22 Thread Denomme, Paul S.
: Clearance requirements for Telecomm PWB design From: Behalf Of Dave Lorusso There is no simple rule of thumb Paul - The processes Joe Randolph and Dave Lorusso covered provide most of the details you need, though there are still occasional gotchas. Dave, in particular

RE: Clearance requirements for Telecomm PWB design

2002-10-22 Thread Peter L. Tarver
From: Behalf Of Dave Lorusso There is no simple rule of thumb Paul - The processes Joe Randolph and Dave Lorusso covered provide most of the details you need, though there are still occasional gotchas. Dave, in particular is correct that there is no simple rule of thumb; you must

RE: Clearance requirements for Telecomm PWB design

2002-10-22 Thread Ilan Cohen
[mailto:pmerguer...@itl.co.il] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:05 AM To: 'Denomme, Paul S.'; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Clearance requirements for Telecomm PWB design Paul, You specify clearances only but you do not specidy creepages, dielectric strength and distance though

RE: Clearance requirements for Telecomm PWB design

2002-10-22 Thread Peter Merguerian
Paul, You specify clearances only but you do not specidy creepages, dielectric strength and distance though insulation requirements. Prior to determining the insulation requirements, you need the classiy the insulation required (example: SELV (earthed/unearthed) to TNV-3). Then you need to know

RE: Clearance requirements for Telecomm PWB design

2002-10-22 Thread Dave Lorusso
Paul, Table 2N of UL 60950 applies to Creepage (spacing along the surface of a PWB), not Clearance (through air) on a suitably coated PWB. Keep in mind that you have to jump through some test hoops in order to use these reduced spacings. If the pins on the connector are not suitably coated,

Re: Clearance requirements for Telecomm PWB design

2002-10-22 Thread JPR3
In a message dated 10/21/2002, Paul Denomme writes: I am currently working on a design for the telecom industry. I need to determine the minimum specifications for setting up my design rules for both internal and external layers and connector selection. According to UL60950 table 2N the