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  1. SurfaceID

    need to design spring for electrical contacts

    Hi Dgallup, Good point. We have met with CSA and they have approved exposed pads with a 'type 2' power supply. Basically it shuts off automatically in the event of any short. Thank you all for your input.
  2. SurfaceID

    need to design spring for electrical contacts

    Hi Again, Here are some images showing the scenario I am trying to design for... Trouble is I know I am guessing at the sizes. Main constraints are that we have to stay inside the circle for the spring contacts, and that the location of the contact point is...
  3. SurfaceID

    need to design spring for electrical contacts

    Yes I will post some sketches early tomorrow... sorry I do realize it is hard to describe with words... CAD is at the office tho. It will be an electrical contact leaf spring, with very limited space requirements.
  4. SurfaceID

    need to design spring for electrical contacts

    Hello, I am developing a product that I need to use an electrical spring contact for. We are limited in size, and do not know the engineering rules for designing this sort of spring contact. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of spring? I need 2 contacts that carry...

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