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Insulation Resistance Testing: an Often-Overlooked Predictor of Electrical Failure

Insulation failure is a leading cause of electrical fires and system downtime, often occurring silently before any visible ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

The Top 5 How-To Videos on Insulation Resistance Testing

Hands down — without a doubt, one of the most universally searched topics on EC&M’s website from a historical perspective is “insulation resistance testing.” As a result, some of our most popular ...
AZOM

Using Insulation Products to Test the Impact on Low Voltage Motor Performance

This article describes the testing results following routine performance assessment of an electrical motor both in its original state and after rebuilding it using products made by Zeus, such as the ...
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Vitrek’s 95X Series Achieves 100 Pico-Amp Resolution to Detect Micro-Level Insulation Defects in Medical Devices and Aerospace Electronics

Vitrek, a US-based manufacturer of high-precision test and measurement equipment, offers the 95X Series hipot tester with 100 pico-amp leakage current resolution for detecting micro-level insulation ...
Electronic Design

The Why, When, and How of Electrical Safety Testing

Electrical safety testing has been around for almost a century, and safety agencies have been testing and certifying products for almost as long. Electrical and electronic products have changed ...
Electronic Design

Electrical safety (Hipot) tester functions and application

Electrical safety testers—often referred to as “hipot” testers—are an integral part of electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing. Hipot testers get their name from the high-potential (high ...