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That's very interesting Carl. 



I have never considered a polymer degrading and breaking down as a result of electric field strength.  I suppose it is possible.  What did it look like.  What led you to that conclusion?  



Thanks,

Andy







-----Original Message-----

From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carl Van Wormer

Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 8:46 AM

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Subject: Re: [TN] WG: [TN] Screen On Insulation



My experience with safety regulation electrical spacing has always required guaranteed distances and multiple barriers.  For example, where a plastic spacer/insulator had pin-hole fault possibilities, a double layer was required.  I would be concerned about a cleanliness fault (a chunk of debris, a protrusion from a mechanical impact, or a filament of PCB edge fiber) preventing a thin-layer applied coating from achieving its nominal protection characteristics.  I have seen double layer spacing requirements met by a notch in the PC board with an inserted Kapton shield.  

Also, beware of sharp edges and corners in HV environments.  I had one product fault that resulted in long-term (after 1-year) dielectric break-down of an insulated video HV anode wire near a sharp sheet-metal edge.  The electrical field strength is related to inverse radius of the physical elements.  The silicone wire insulation broke down because of the field strength, not because of abrasion from the sharp edge.



Later,

Carl





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Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 2:49 AM

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Hi Bob,



parylene is closed at about 0,6µm, so at 1 mil you have a safety margin of about 4200 %.



We have payed about 1500€ for a batch of 32pcs bio sensor PCBs with 40mm diameter...



Take care,

Torsten





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Von: Robert Kondner [mailto:[log in to unmask]]

Gesendet: Montag, 20. März 2017 17:06

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Torsten,



 Do you know how thick a parylene coating is? My recollection is pretty thin.



 So I checked, very high dielectric strength, thickness typically under 1 mil but it can be built up further with longer processing time.



Any idea wat coating with parylene cost for a small batch of boards?



Thanks,

Bob Kondner





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Hi,



cheap solution could be a 1mil kapton tape with the mention risk of air gaps, fine and cost expensive solution parylene HT  coating before placing the ferrite cores... 



Take care

Torsten







Best Regards



KRISTRONICS GmbH



Dipl.Ing. (FH) Torsten Hagge

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Gewerbegrund 5-9

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-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----

Von: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von Robert Kondner

Gesendet: Freitag, 17. März 2017 21:11

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Hi,



 



We have a PCB that turns out to require 2500VAC test for 60 seconds and we had some flash over on pads to vias. We also have a planar ferrite transformer with primary windings on one side.



 



Does anyone know of a screen on insulation material that can be used to increase flash over voltages? I would like to get a 2 or 3 mils of material.

My other option is to have a laser cut layer of isolation but that could leave air paths under the material.



 



Any other ideas welcome. 



 



Thanks,



Bob K.




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