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High Voltage (Hipot) Testing

After (5) years of e-newsletter articles covering a wide variety of cable testing topics we noticed a number of newsletters devoted to subjects related to High Voltage Testing. This page was designed to bring together the links for 9 separate e-newsletters on this popular subject. The left side of this page will display an image of the 'Information Page'. Click on this image to be taken to the webpage where information on this topic resides. The right side of this page will show an image (taken from a video it relates to) and there will be a short summary of what is in the video. Click on the image or descriptive text to watch the video. (Note: In some months the topic did not include a corresponding video.)


#1   Testing Cables With High Voltage

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hipot-1-150 (5K)



hipot-2-150 (5K) 		Part 1 of Hipot Testing is a brief introduction to high voltage testing using the analogy of a water hose and how this relates to high voltage testing. Water is likened to current. The hose represents the insulated wire and a leaking hose represents current leakage from a wire. Take a look.




Part 2 of Hipot Testing, continues using the water hose metaphor to talk about what errors you would expect to see during high voltage testing and what each high voltage error represents.


#2   Arc Gap Calculator

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#3   Capacitance and Cable Testing

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cap-calc-150 (7K)

 Capacitance & Cable Testing gives an in-depth look at the issues that surround testing devices which either have capacitors in the device or that have shielding or other physical properties that create highly capacitive nets.








Capacitance Calculator Page.


#4   Insulation Compression Failures

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hipot-5a-350 (22K)
    


#5   Hipot Testing Cables with Components

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  Hipot Testing and Components This video gives an excellent explanation of the sequence of continuity and hipot testing with Cirris testers and why it is possible to test cables which have components imbedded in them yet not have to worry about damaging those components during a hipot test.


#6   Insulation Resistance - Fixture Failures

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hipot-6a-350 (23K)
    


#7   Flux Can Cause IR Failures

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#8   Insulation Failures - iPod Cable

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#9   Testing Shielded Cables

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  Testing Shielded Cables This video outlines some of the issues to watch out for when testing cables with shields. Stray metal strands of braiding, nicked wires, improperly connected shields etc.

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