Voltage rating for a breadboard

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Tom Sanders

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Hello,

I am looking into acquiring a breadboard for a project that requires
the use
of high voltages upto 500V. I could not find a voltage rating on a
breadboard.
A store owner that I spoke to mentioned that he had once heard of a
voltage rating of 300V. I looked at a breadboard on digikey.com and
they did not have a voltage rating either.

Do breadboards typically have voltage ratings? Is it safe to use upto
500V dc
with a breadboard over a long period of time?

I am new to this board and would welcome any advice.
 
they will handle 500Vs.
its the spacing that is the problem.
i use them all the time for first time
testing .


Tom Sanders wrote:

Hello,

I am looking into acquiring a breadboard for a project that requires
the use
of high voltages upto 500V. I could not find a voltage rating on a
breadboard.
A store owner that I spoke to mentioned that he had once heard of a
voltage rating of 300V. I looked at a breadboard on digikey.com and
they did not have a voltage rating either.

Do breadboards typically have voltage ratings? Is it safe to use upto
500V dc
with a breadboard over a long period of time?

I am new to this board and would welcome any advice.
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500 volts requires something in the 0.01 inch range to arc in
air. However, if 500 volt circuits are on a breadboard, then
minimum standard separation is 0.1 inches. Only from memory,
materials used in boards is not so important until we get into
the thousands of volt range.

Tom Sanders wrote:
I am looking into acquiring a breadboard for a project that requires
the use of high voltages upto 500V. I could not find a voltage
rating on a breadboard. A store owner that I spoke to mentioned that
he had once heard of a voltage rating of 300V. I looked at a
breadboard on digikey.com and they did not have a voltage rating
either.

Do breadboards typically have voltage ratings? Is it safe to use
upto 500V dc with a breadboard over a long period of time?

I am new to this board and would welcome any advice.
Click to expand...
 
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