Designation:F1662−16StandardTestMethodforVerifyingtheSpecifiedDielectricWithstandVoltageandDeterminingtheDielectricBreakdownVoltageofaMembraneSwitchorPrintedElectronicDevice1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1662;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheverificationofaspecifieddielectricwithstandvoltageordielectricbreakdownvoltageofamembraneswitchorprintedelectronicdevice.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1680TestMethodforDeterminingCircuitResistanceofaMembraneSwitchF1663TestMethodforDeterminingtheCapacitanceofaMembraneSwitchorPrintedElectronicDevice3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1dielectricwithstandvoltage—avoltage,aboveratedvoltage,appliedforaspecifictimebetweenmutuallyinsulatedtestpointsorbetweenaninsulatedtestpointandground,whichresultsinnovisualchangeorspecifiedleakagecurrent.3.1.2dielectricbreakdownvoltage—thevoltageatwhichadisruptivedischargeorexcessiveleakagecurrentoccurs.3.1.3disruptivedischarge—flashover(surfacedischarge),sparkover(airdischarge),orbreakdown(puncturedischarge).3.1.4leakagecurrent—currentbetweenmutuallyinsulatedtestpointswhenavoltageisapplied.3.1.5membraneswitch—amomentaryswitchingdeviceinwhichatleastonecontactison,ormadeof,aflexiblesubstrate.3.1.6printedelectronicdevice—electricallyfunctionalde-vicemanufacturedprimarilyusingadditiveprocesses,withorwithoutattachedconventionalorotherelectroniccomponents,ofteninflexibleformat.3.1.7testpoints—twopreselectedmutuallyinsulatedloca-tionsonswitchassembly.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Dielectricwithstandvoltagetestingisusefulfordesignverification,qualitycontrolofmaterials,andworkmanship.4.2Thistestmethodisusedtoverifythatthemembraneswitchorprintedelectronicdevicecanoperatesafelyatitsratedvoltage,andwithstandmomentaryoverpotentialsduet...
