Understanding High Voltage Test Errors
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,…
How to Protect Your Tester
How to Protect Your Tester Cirris testers are built with a protection circuit to secure the internal circuits in case voltage or grounding is placed on test points. Voltage or…
Are Your Resistance Settings Correct?
Are Your Resistance Settings Correct? Cirris has visited manufacturers who are unsure what values to use when setting up tests. While most times manufacturers understand the settings and get them…
What’s to Blame When Your Cables Fail?
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…
Ergonomics and Cable Testing
Ergonomics and Cable Testing Safety in the workplace means more than just identifying and eliminating hazards. Maintaining good employee health is important to company morale and production. An employee bent…
Counterfeit Cables
Counterfeit Cables What are Counterfeit Cables? Manufacturers purchase wires and components they believe are legitimate only to realize afterward that the materials do not meet industry requirements. Sometimes the counterfeit…
Red Plague: Damaging Corrosion in Wires
Red Plague: Damaging Corrosion in Wires Other Cirris articles have warned of threats like humidity, flux residue, and metal whiskers. Now we’ll warn you of another danger to your wires.…
The Real Costs of Insufficient Testing
The Real Costs of Insufficient Testing When deciding on the proper test process, manufacturers generally consider the tradeoff between cost and quality. The price of test equipment is one of…
Moving Tests Upstream
Moving Tests Upstream By adding automated testing earlier throughout the build process, cable and harness manufacturers can find errors sooner; this saves time, money, and provides a competitive advantage. Rising…
The Biggest Fixturing Mistakes
The Biggest Fixturing Mistakes Is fixturing the cause of your failures? Fixturing can cause perfectly good cables to fail when it is built using the wrong materials, constructed incorrectly, or…
