Maximum voltage in a breadboad?

[southafrikanse]

Hello.

What are the maximum specifications for a simple breadboard?

Can I connect 220V to it?

 

[mesutyeni]

Yes you can. I all time use 220 V on may breadboard for rectifiers and power supplier projects. Just be carreful.

 

[kender]

What about 500V? I'd like to make a couple of quick tests with a high voltage power supply, before I layout the PCB.

 

[ljy4468]

Sure you can.

I usually apply 600V to bread board or PCB with curve tracer.

Regards

 

[dumbfrog]

The limit is current.

 

[kender]

The limit is current, not voltage

Both current an voltage are limits. The voltage limit is exceded, when the high voltage causes the arch between the plates of the breadboard.

 

[Awarapunshee]

In my opinion, the BreadBoard should be used for max 0.5A at 50V. The use of a breadBoard for higher level is not safe. If it works for a level, that does not means it is good for that level.

 

[Johansen]

just be aware that the back side of the breadboard is a thin adhesive plastic.

2000 volts will probably punch through it, but only when you least expect it