On this one I agree with Lee completely. Grounding must be designed based on the product requirements. Best Regards Charles Grasso Compliance Engineer Echostar Communications Corp. Tel: 303-706-5467 Fax: 303-799-6222 Cell: 303-204-2974 Pager/Short Message: 3032042974@xxxxxxxxx Email: charles.grasso@xxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lee Ritchey Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 9:11 AM To: Joel Brown; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Question about pcb grounding Joel, That is just a very bad rule. Donb't know where it came from. Probably an RE. > [Original Message] > From: Joel Brown <joel@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 11/5/2007 4:01:42 PM > Subject: [SI-LIST] Question about pcb grounding > > I have been reading some material regarding multipoint grounding of a pcb to > chassis ground. > The recommendation is to have no more than 1/20 of a wavelength between > grounding points. > > So at 500 MHz this is about 1 inch which clearly is not feasible in most > applications. > > I'm guessing the reason for 1/20 wavelength is so that common mode noise > generated on the pcb ground plane has a low impedance return path through > the chassis structure from one section of the board to another. If the > distance is much greater than that then there could be a high impedance > (resonance) in the chassis return path and the common mode noise will go > elsewhere. Am I right in my thinking here? What benefit is there to using > multipoint chassis grounding when the spacing between ground points is much > greater than 1/20 wavelength which is what represents most design today? > > =20 > > Thanks - Joel > > =20 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.net > > List archives are viewable at: =20 > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > =20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: =20 //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu =20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu