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ELECTRICAL SAFETY TEST

unit for the EV space and the recently
introduced 19311-10 for the lead-acid
battery industry. "We love tackling new
applications and learning more about
budding requirements in new and growing industries," he said.
Carter said Chroma offers a range of
accessories and soft panels to help set up
a complete solution; its CaptivATE automation software supports automated
hipot, leakage-current, and functional
tests. "For medical device manufacturers, CaptivATE supports IEC60601-1 test
requirements and provides IQOQ protocol
documentation," he added.
Ikonix offers EST products from its
Associated Research (AR), SCI, and
Associated Power Technologies (APT)
divisions. "Both the entire AR and SCI
product offerings are designed and manufactured for electrical safety testing," said
Piotrowski. "The APT AC power sources
are commonly used to provide power for
functional and leakage current tests."
Specific products include the Associated
Research HypotULTRA Series electrical
safety compliance analyzer, the SCI Model
294 DC hipot tester, and the Associated
Power Technologies 300XAC Series programmable AC power source.
According to Pederson, "B&K Precision's
soon-to-be-released 3600 Series programmable hipot testers combine functionality and safety in a cost-effective solution.
This series features AC, DC, and insulation resistance tests along with open/
short detection, which saves time by
ensuring the DUT is connected properly
and eliminates false positives. The GFI and

Associated Research HypotULTRA Series electrical safety compliance analyzer.
Associated Power Technologies 300XAC Series programmable AC power source.

shutdown interlock features ensure a high
level of operator safety." Pederson added,
"The 3600 Series features programmable
ramp up and ramp down as well as dwell
time for greater control over the testing
process and the ability to support many
regional standards."
GW Instek offers a variety of safety test
products, including hipot testers such
as the GPT-9800 electrical safety tester
with 200-VA AC test capacity; the GCT9040 40-A AC ground bond tester, which
measures resistance from 1 mΩ to about
650 mΩ; the GLC-9000 leakage-current
tester; and multiplex scanner boxes for
safety testers.

"Our GPT-12000 electrical safety tester
includes the ability to perform intuitive
interactive control, and also remote/automated operation via LabVIEW software
drivers," said Smith. The GPT-12000 Series
can also save test results to a text file on
a USB drive, and statistics and analysis
results on instrument screen shows the
quality of the batch without the need for
an external PC. A barcode function facilitates scanning of barcodes, for manual
and automated tests on an assembly line.
Kikusui's offering in the EST field is
the TOS9300 Series electrical safety analyzer, which features AC and DC hipot,
insulation-resistance, earth-continuity,

Kikusui
TOS9300
Series
electrical
safety
analyzer.

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