Re: [PSES] Secondary creepage/clearance

2022-12-04 Thread Steve Brody
Thank you to all who provided a response to my question. Your input and comments are, as always, greatly appreciated. Happy Holidays to all I look forward to seeing you at ISPCE in Dallas in May. Best regards, > On 12/01/2022 3:51 PM Steve Brody wrote: > > > I have a client who

Re: [PSES] Secondary creepage/clearance

2022-12-02 Thread Douglas Powell
rts > transient voltages in secondary circuits? > > > > Best wishes for the holiday season, > > Rich > > > > *From:* Steve Brody > *Sent:* Thursday, December 1, 2022 12:51 PM > *To:* EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG > *Subject:* [PSES] Secondary creepag

Re: [PSES] Secondary creepage/clearance

2022-12-02 Thread Richard Nute
does not have such a requirement. I wonder what evidence or research supports transient voltages in secondary circuits? Best wishes for the holiday season, Rich From: Steve Brody Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2022 12:51 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] Secondary

Re: [PSES] Secondary creepage/clearance

2022-12-02 Thread John Woodgate
ORG *Subject:* [PSES] Secondary creepage/clearance I have a client who has a secondary pwb that has traces and vias that may have 100 vdc on them adjacent to ground. Per 61010-1 there is a requirement for spacing and/or dielectric test, both depending on what the mains voltage is. The que

Re: [PSES] Secondary creepage/clearance

2022-12-02 Thread John Woodgate
ndolph-telecom.com <http://www.randolph-telecom.com/> *From:*Steve Brody [mailto:sgbr...@comcast.net] *Sent:* Thursday, December 1, 2022 3:51 PM *To:* EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG *Subject:* [PSES] Secondary creepage/clearance I have a client who has a secondary pwb that has traces and vias that may

Re: [PSES] Secondary creepage/clearance

2022-12-02 Thread Joe Randolph
) <mailto:j...@randolph-telecom.com> j...@randolph-telecom.com <http://www.randolph-telecom.com/> http://www.randolph-telecom.com From: Steve Brody [mailto:sgbr...@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2022 3:51 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] Second

Re: [PSES] Secondary creepage/clearance

2022-12-02 Thread Brian Kunde
The simple answer is that you need to provide creepage and clearance distances in secondary circuits to avoid arcing when the circuit is subjected to the absolute worst case surges and transients that the circuit might see. Since this can be difficult to determine, most people just use the tables

[PSES] Secondary creepage/clearance

2022-12-01 Thread Steve Brody
I have a client who has a secondary pwb that has traces and vias that may have 100 vdc on them adjacent to ground. Per 61010-1 there is a requirement for spacing and/or dielectric test, both depending on what the mains voltage is. The question is why is the mains voltage a consideration or