Timeline for 1:1 isolation transformer fuse on secondary side - an option?
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| Jul 16, 2014 at 13:49 | comment | added | Rev | True, but the common RCCB is designed to trip on a leakage current of >30 mA. | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 13:09 | comment | added | Curd | @Rev1.0: I'm not sure about that. If the capacitance of all the wiring of the DC insulated secondary side to ground is large enough, some AC current flow is possible that could pose a risk. | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 9:34 | comment | added | Rev | Fusing both sides and primary with higher current fuse now seems so obvious. However I thought a RCCB wouldn't be of much use with an isolated transformer? To get shocked, you have to touch both secondary wires anyway, so a RCCB wouldn't detect any leakage current would it? | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 9:00 | history | edited | Curd | CC BY-SA 3.0 | added 134 characters in body |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 8:52 | history | answered | Curd | CC BY-SA 3.0 |