Common Causes and Solutions of Testing Errors   Finding the causes of errors then implementing the correct solution can be a confusing task. There are so many reasons an error can…

Insulation Compression Failures in Cables Errors in cables can occur from the most innocent actions, even binding a group of wires too tightly. This type of error is called a…

Understanding High Voltage Test Errors High voltage and errors are not words you want to see in the same sentence. When an error gets reported in a high voltage test,…

What's to Blame When Your Cables Fail? What’s worse than a failed cable? All your cables failing and you don’t know why. Failed tests can be one of the most…

Frustrations, Failures, and Flux Flux residue is visible on d-sub connector with naked eye. Have you ever had a cable fail electrical testing but couldn't find the reason? The test…

Insulation Failure Test Results: Failures indicated while testing the cable IR Failures Necessary Conditions: Relative Humidity greater than 40% Aggravating Conditions: Conditions that could contribute to, or worsen, the effects…

Causes of Bad Connections Bad connections caused by... Countermeasure / Process Change Could be detected in tests as... Open Intermittent Open High Resistance Wire not connected, missing or connected to…

Flux Can Cause I.R. Failures or Shorts (HV Failure) New / Clean 9 Pos. D-Sub male connectorDisassembled D-Sub ConnectorExample of how solder flux can wick up the pins of a…

Causes of Bad Insulation The following table shows some of the causes of bad insulation, how a Cirris tester will report insulation errors, and measures you can take to catch…