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Re:My new PSU burns out I fix it, and torture it by cracking... by tariksbl on Monday May 27, 2024 @07:12AM (#40489672)
haven't made a pcb in a long time but when i did, used Altium & there were design rule checks for everything; but, none for creepage. Interesting, thanks for sharing.
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Re:My new PSU burns out I fix it, and torture it by cracking... by MrBuddyCasino on Monday May 27, 2024 @07:59AM (#40489977)
Interesting. A quick search says there is now a creepage rule, but its not enabled by default: https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-designer/pcb-ele...

I wonder why that is.

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Re:My new PSU burns out I fix it, and torture it by cracking... by exmadscientist on Monday May 27, 2024 @04:17PM (#40494249)
Because it doesn't work quite right. It's also extremely slow. Extremely. Even by Altium DRC standards.

Source: tried to do HV design with it around two years back.

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