I have a picture of how I did it in Photos->Mickey. The AC cord comes
in from the left, you can kind of make out where the three leads go.
Mickey
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "J" <wyninejr@...> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have idea about how to attach an AC line to a PCB board?
> I have a transformer that is actually on the board itself. Is this a
> good/bad idea? Do I basically drill a whole and stick the wire
> through the hole and solder it one? I can't seem to find any
> connector type stuff on digikey. Also, I plan to have a floating
> ground on the other side of the transformer...i.e. electrical
> isolation. Should any grounded part of the board be connected to the
> netural line on the AC? Should there is some kind of connection such
> as through a transient supressor? Any help is appreciated. Also,
> should there be any type of noise supression on the AC side of the
> board? What about grounding planes on the AC side? Thanks!
>