> On 6/19/08, Harold Hallikainen <harold@hallikainen.org> wrote:
> > Anyway, on hipot, you are generally shorting the power input leads
> > together, then applying the high voltage to those shorted leads and
> > measuring leakage to the grounded case. So, as long as your circuit is
> > isolated from the case, it should not be damaged.
> >
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> That is what I think as well.
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> Xiaofan
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Yes, and 840VAC or 1080VDC is a relatively low voltage for these kind of te=
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Remember - this is to test insulation breakdown, not to test what voltages =
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components or circuits can withstand (unless they are part of the insulatio=
n).

/Ruben

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