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and leakage-current test capabilities. A
spokesperson said the company focused
on minimizing the footprint, adding that
a dedicated power source was designed
for each test function to provide high
output quality with low ripple and noise.
Combining all four tests in one unit with
a large LCD facilitates ease of use, the
spokesperson said, adding that the product
is fully programmable to support demands
for system integration. A scanner option
expands the test capability up to 16 channels to help save test time in production for
DUTs having multiple test points.
Applications
When asked what applications-such
as medical equipment, consumer appliances, lighting, industrial equipment, or
communications equipment-his company serves, Smith at Instek America
said, "All of the above-anything and
everything that plugs into the wall."
He added that the company supports
powered component and powered subassembly test.
Vitrek, too, supports a similar broad
line of applications, with Clark singling
out cable testing. The Kikusui spokesperson cited automotive, battery, consumer-appliance, medical, component, and
industrial-power-supply applications
coupled with system integration.
Carter said Chroma serves application
areas extending from basic lighting to
complex medical test. "We serve smalllevel component testing to large motor
testing and most things in between," he
added.
Piotrowski at Ikonix said the company's
products span the full spectrum of safety
testing, catering to a variety of industries,
including appliances (consumer and industrial), electrical medical devices, lighting and LEDs, laboratory equipment, consumer electronics, machinery, lead-acid
and Li-ion batteries, EVs, components
(transformers, capacitors, and electrical
switching equipment), and solar and wind
energy.
Operator safety
To ensure operator safety, an interlock
function is standard on all Kikusui electrical safety testers to ensure that the
test fixture is secured, said the company's spokesperson, adding, "We also have
double-hand operation remote control to
offer safer test operation."
Clark at Vitrek cited a number of highlevel operator safety features, including
a GFI high-speed shutdown for earthground leakage faults; the company's
SFI Safety Fault Interlock, which provides
high-speed shutdown on interruption of a
tester's safety interlock; and Vitrek's TLSS
Test Lead Safety Sense, which clamps
DUT chassis near ground by continuously
verifying proper connection of test leads
prior to and during high-voltage testing.
The company also offers power receptacle test adaptors, IEC 320 C13 power
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