Re: Crossed Vane ESD Simulator

2000-12-19 Thread jrbarnes
Sandy, IBM developed a Tabletop Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) test using a crossed-vane ESD simulator, which we still use here at Lexmark to supplement IEC 61000-4-2 ESD testing. (We used to be IBM Lexmark.) I just ran across an article about it a week ago in my research into methods of

RE: Crossed Vane ESD Simulator

2000-12-19 Thread Mike Hopkins
Hi Sandy -- KeyTek built many of the crossed vane testers used by IBM and their suppliers. Older units (pre 1980's) were built by another company -- don't remember who. The crossed vane tester produces a ringing waveform which more closely resembles the kind of waves you would see from a