RE: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-15 Thread Crabb, John
I hesitate to remind you all, but if anyone has a problem interpreting the requirements of IEC 60950, there is the TC74 Chairman's Advisory Panel. Briefly, the procedure is as follows : Questions for interpretation should, as a minimum - define the problem, making reference to a specific

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-03 Thread John Woodgate
95fbd8b0830ed511b7720002a51363f1319...@exw-ks.ks.lsil.com, Ehler, Kyle keh...@lsil.com inimitably wrote: Ah yes, the blissful aroma of hot tubes, ozone and fried flybacks..those were the days.. Didn't you have selenium rectifiers, too.? Inhaling selenium dioxide in small amounts can be

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-03 Thread John Woodgate
sb695074@accusort.com, Terry Meck tjm...@accusort.com inimitably wrote: I don't recall the Sony but do recall the Philco and that Zenith held out with the `hand wired' chassis. ITT-KB went back to 'hand-wired' as a marketing point in 1963 (IIRC), because of overheating problems with the

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-03 Thread John Woodgate
sb69402e@accusort.com, Terry Meck tjm...@accusort.com inimitably wrote: You can't change the facts. So yes! In the Middle to late 50's. :-) John Woodgate j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk 08/01/01 03:16PM sb67c5fe@accusort.com, Terry Meck tjm...@accusort.com inimitably wrote: I saw the first

RE: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-02 Thread Ehler, Kyle
, ozone and fried flybacks..those were the days.. I was sooo good that I retired after 10 months.. -kyle =:) -Original Message- From: Rich Nute [mailto:ri...@sdd.hp.com] Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 12:45 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: Creepage dist. for more than

RE: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-02 Thread Cook, Jack
shops during school and can remember thoroughly cooked PCB materials. Regards, Jack Xerox EMC -Original Message- From: Rich Nute [mailto:ri...@sdd.hp.com] Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 10:45 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ? Hi Terry

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-02 Thread Terry Meck
Rich: The reason Zenith was using the `hand wired' promo was the `cold' and overheated PC boards especially the tube sockets that unsoldered themselves or when the trace separated from the board. This takes me back to the creapage point. I remember cutting away base board material, actually

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-02 Thread Rich Nute
Hi Terry: I don't recall the Sony but do recall the Philco and that Zenith held out with the `hand wired' chassis. Now that you mention it... I do indeed recall that campaign. But, I did not -- then -- realize the context. Today, looking back, that campaign was really quite absurd!

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-02 Thread Terry Meck
Rich: My resolution when we go that far back is +/- 5 years minimum :-) :-) I don't recall the Sony but do recall the Philco and that Zenith held out with the `hand wired' chassis. Terry Rich Nute ri...@sdd.hp.com 08/02/01 12:38PM I saw the first PCB show up in TVs, Would you

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-02 Thread Rich Nute
I saw the first PCB show up in TVs, Would you care to put a date on that? You can't change the facts. So yes! In the Middle to late 50's. :-) Having been a TV serviceman until 1960 (end of my college days), I saw no PCBs in USA TVs. I do recall PCBs in circa 1963 TVs.

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-02 Thread Terry Meck
You can't change the facts. So yes! In the Middle to late 50's. :-) John Woodgate j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk 08/01/01 03:16PM sb67c5fe@accusort.com, Terry Meck tjm...@accusort.com inimitably wrote: I saw the first PCB show up in TVs, Would you care to put a date on that? -- Regards, John

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-01 Thread John Woodgate
sb67c5fe@accusort.com, Terry Meck tjm...@accusort.com inimitably wrote: I saw the first PCB show up in TVs, Would you care to put a date on that? -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk This message and its contents are not confidential, privileged

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-01 Thread Terry Meck
Rich: As always I appreciated your eloquent explanation of the concept of the creapage requirement. Unfortunately experience has taught me long before your email. My question was based on the fact the standard does not SEEM to address the larger creapage distance 1000 volts. My reasoning

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-08-01 Thread Andrew Carson
Rich, Interesting info about how arcs form across PCBs, wish I had knew this a few years back. In this case I had a situation where PSUs were being taken down by fabric form ESD coats. The general non conductive cotton and polyester was settling between comports and an occasional, very

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-07-31 Thread Doug McKean
Terry Meck wrote: Hi Rich: I thought the lack of creapage spec. at 1000 V is that the dielectric strength of air would be less then the insulating material and surface accumulated contaminates. As a result the clearance distance would be the first to break down 1000 Volts. Am I wrong?

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-07-31 Thread Terry Meck
Hi Rich: I thought the lack of creapage spec. at 1000 V is that the dielectric strength of air would be less then the insulating material and surface accumulated contaminates. As a result the clearance distance would be the first to break down 1000 Volts. Am I wrong? Best regards, Terry

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-07-30 Thread John Woodgate
000601c11881$36e04600$1e44d1d1@stella, Vygovsky, Yury edes...@inreach.com inimitably wrote: By interpolation the creepage for 1500v = 15mm or more, for 2000v=20mm or more. No, that would be extrapolation, and the standard doesn't say you can do that. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-07-30 Thread Vygovsky, Yury
By interpolation the creepage for 1500v = 15mm or more, for 2000v=20mm or more. Yuriy Vygovskiy ENGINEERING DESIGN COMPLIANCE -Original Message- From: Israel Yeshurun israel_yeshu...@creoscitex.com To: 'emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org' emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org List-Post:

Re: Creepage dist. for more than 1000V ?

2001-07-30 Thread John Woodgate
f49eb2d9f324d511bfc30008c7860394191...@csilex01.stil.scitex.com, Israel Yeshurun israel_yeshu...@creoscitex.com inimitably wrote: I wonder how to specify creepage distance for Information Technology Equipment.Table 6 in UL1950 or EN60950 specifies minimum creepage of 10 mm for Working