Jac wrote:
> European power supplies use the same connector on the power supply.
This is good news. Now what about the matching male plugs that the older power
supplies had that were used to plug a monitor into? Here is something similar
to what I mean:
http://us.st7.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/directron_1760_488748032
Except that instead of having a Power Supply/Monitor female end on it, it has
an 'extension cord' female end on it that standard appliances can plug in to.
Are these 'extension cord' type cables available over in Europe?
> If you're designing boards that will be connected to 240V, please make
> sure to have a gap of at least 5 millimeters between the 240V traces and
> everything else (other traces, components not connected to 240V, case etc)
> to comply with safety regulations...
Thanks for this information, it should come in handy in the future.
>And you'll need to add a fast fuse in
> the power input of the design as well.
But this information is useful right now! I had went with slow blow fuses in
the prototypes. What is the reason for requiring fast blow fuses?
Thanks,
Ted
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search
http://shopping.yahoo.com
|
