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Re: AC to PCB

2006-02-20 by wh1temouse

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!
>

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