RE: Telecomm Safety clearance

2002-07-10 Thread Peter Tarver
Joe - I don't have a copy of EN60950-1, however IEC60950-1 includes a note to Subclause 6.1.2.1 that reads, In Finland, Norway and Sweden, there are additional requirements for the insulation. In the EN version, what is difference from the base standard this note refers to, if the Supplementary

Re: Telecomm Safety clearance

2002-07-09 Thread JPR3
In a message dated 7/8/02 10:36:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Alex McNeil writes: Q1. Is 2.5mm OK (Norway and Sweden are to be included) and what is the minimum? Q2. Does this creepage and clearance need to apply to all 6 layers (and 4 layers)? Hi Alex: I am out of my office for the

Re: Telecomm Safety clearance

2002-07-08 Thread John Barnes
Alex, What I have done in your situation is to treat the inner copper layers of the card as Polution Degree 1 (sealed so as to exclude dust and moisture), and calculate creepages and clearance from there. This protects you just in case you have a small air pocket in the inner layers. Some

RE: Telecomm Safety clearance

2002-07-08 Thread Brian O'Connell
Distance through insulation is not defined for 1010-1 products. Min insulation for x950 products is 0.4mm. Spacing, as determined from WV measurements shall be maintained at edge and adjacent to through-holes. Reference 60950:2k clause 2.10 for multilayer PWBs. -Original Message- From: