Cable Tester Application Highlights!

QuadTech engineers write many application notes and whitepapers about industry applications and QuadTech’s equipment. We’ve highlighted some cable tester applications we think you may find helpful.

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Cable Test Guide – Cable Testing Overview

Robert Maccarone, an Engineer at CableTest Systems, authored this 30-page reference guide on cable testers.  Complete with test descriptions, limits, guidelines, wiring diagrams and more, this cable tester guide provides invaluable information for those responsible for testing cables, wires and harnesses.  Low voltage/low current, low voltage/high current, insulation resistance and ground integrity test methods are discussed as well as 2-terminal versus 4-terminal resistance measurements.  A hipot test done on multi-conductor cables can be a nightmare, devouring precious test time on the production line.  Discover how using the Mass Hipot routine on a 16-conductor cable can reduce the total test time to 5 minutes. 

DC Hipot Testing (035140)

Courtesy of CableTest Systems Inc., this technical bulletin illustrates the DC Hipot test. A short yet comprehensive tutorial of how a DC hipot test works.

Read the complete tutorial on how to perform a DC hipot test.

Improving Resistance Measurements

This application note describes how using a Kelvin or "4 Wire" Method for resistance testing can produce more accurate resistance measurements than a "2 Wire" method.

Learn more about the Kelvin Method and the Meridian Wire and Harness Analyzer.