Follow the links on this page to learn more about many of the important issues you'll encounter when you test cables and harnesses. If you don't find an answer to your testing questions please contact us.
Cable Testing Concepts and Overview:
- Hipot Testing FAQ - Introduction to Hipot Testing
- AC Hipot Testing on the CH2
- Verify Cable Tester Programs BEFORE Testing
- Understanding Cable Test Results
- Causes of Bad Connections
- Flux Can Cause Defects in Cables
- Causes of Bad Insulation
- Flux Can Cause Insulation Defects in Cables
- Glossary of Harness and Cable Testing Terms
How do I do this?
- How do I Find the Length of my Spooled wire?
- How do I Backup All My Wirelists or Test Files?
- How to Setup and Use Networking Made Easy?
- How to Make & Use Harness Board Templates
- How do I know my Test Fixturing is Good?
- Rules for Selecting Connectors for Your Fixturing
- Understanding 2-wire and 4-wire resistance measurements.
- How to Build Harness Board Fixtures Using easy-wireComponents
Guidelines for Testing Cables and Harnesses (Voltage, Current, Resistance)
- A-620 Cable Testing Standards
- Guidelines for Setting Resistance Testing Thresholds
- Guidelines for Low Voltage Tests
- Guidelines for Production Testing of Wired Assemblies
- Guidelines for Using Voltage to Detect Insulation Defects
Cable or Harness Testing Approaches or Strategies:
- Strategies to prevent Shipment of Defective Cables
- Lean "One Piece Flow" and Verifying Labels on Discrete Wires
- Using Digital-I/O - Adding common I/O features to your tests
- Script Creation - Developing Custom Test Applications
- Guided Assembly with easy-wire
- Will Low Voltage Testing Damage Components?
- Understanding High Voltage Testing of Cables with Components.
- Guidelines for Testing Components (Resistors, Capacitors, Diodes etc)
- Second Side Pinning with Guided Assembly
- Testing Intermittent Connections
- Understanding Twisted Pair Testing
- Understanding and Testing SCSI Terminators (Touch 1)
- Using Scripts for Custom Testing
Reference Information for Cable Testing
- All Purpose Ohms Law Calculator
- High voltage arc distance
- The resistance of wire - with online calculator
- Estimating the resistance of wires in your DUT - an online calculator
- Estimating the capacitance of wires in your DUT - an online calculator
- The temperature coefficient of copper
- Table of common pull strengths (per wire size)
