Saturday 3 August 2019

To what extent to I need to be concerned about PCB punch-through when dealing with AC mains?


I'm working on a project that deals with AC mains directly.


I know about maintaining proper creepage distances for adjacent tracks, and that you can add isolation slots if you lack the space to provide proper creepage.


However, is punch-through between overlapping copper layers a concern at all?


Basically, If I have a two-layer board, with a horizontal trace on the top layer carrying AC Hot, and a vertical trace on the bottom layer that is grounded, do I even need to worry about the point where they overlap, insulated only by the dielectric strength of the FR4?


What if I had a PCB where the entire top layer was a copper pour that was connected to AC hot, and the entire bottom layer is grounded? Where is the threshold of concern?


What rules of thumb (or actual standards) are used to evaluate this sort of layout?




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