Thanks to all who responded to my inquiry on regarding verifying
functionality of the equipment for Production Safety Testing. Your
comments have been very helpful.
Best Regards, Paul S.
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This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety
, September 26, 2000 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: Verifying functionality of the equipment for Production Safety
Testing
Hi Paul,
First, I would caution you from holding the hipot test lead while the
tester is in operation. It
could certainly be hazardous to your health, and all that. I wonder if this
is one
, 2000 10:21 PM
To: Ron Pickard; paul_j_sm...@notes.teradyne.com
Cc: emc-p...@ieee.org
Subject: Re: Verifying functionality of the equipment for Production
Safety Testing
Hi All,
This exchange prompts me to mention a recurring theme that began over 30
years ago, when I transitioned from MIL-SPEC
Paul,
There will always be some small current flowing during a hipot test.
If there isn't any current flowing, it's probably because you're circuit
is open somewhere (probably the test jig, or the hipot tester's leads).
To prevent this problem from going undetected some manufacturers
began to
Paul,
My manufacturing contacts have asked for a lead on a supplier of test
equipment that I can use to be able to test the Hi pot lead for it not to
be open. If you run the Hi Pot test holding the lead in the air it will
pass . We need a way to test that the lead is not open .
The Test
Hi Paul,
First, I would caution you from holding the hipot test lead while the tester is
in operation. It
could certainly be hazardous to your health, and all that. I wonder if this is
one of those don't
try this at home cases.
Anyway, in another life while undergoing an initial BABT 340
Folks,
My manufacturing contacts have asked for a lead on a supplier of test
equipment that I can use to be able to test the Hi pot lead for it not to
be open. If you run the Hi Pot test holding the lead in the air it will
pass . We need a way to test that the lead is not open .
The Test
Hi Paul:
My manufacturing contacts have asked for a lead on a supplier of test
equipment that I can use to be able to test the Hi pot lead for it not to
be open. If you run the Hi Pot test holding the lead in the air it will
pass . We need a way to test that the lead is not open
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