Controlling High Voltage Ramp
Controlling High Voltage Ramp The high voltage* applied by your Cirris tester is a just one of the carefully controlled variables used to determine the dielectric withstanding voltage or the…
Testing Assemblies with Diodes
Testing Assemblies with Diodes Erik Streb [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)] Test programs sometimes include instructions to assess components connected to your device-under-test. These component instructions evaluate wires, resistors, capacitors, twisted…
Impedance and Resistance
Impedance and Resistance Sometimes the terms “impedance” and “resistance” are used interchangeably, even by those who are familiar with the shocking ways of electronics. Well, why not? They are both…
3 Easy-Wire® Utilities You Didn’t Know About
3 Easy-Wire® Utilities You Didn’t Know About Cirris Easy-Wire® Software is packed with tools and features to help you get the most accurate test results for your cables and harnesses.…
The Benefits of Smart-Lights® Devices
The Benefits of Smart-Lights® Devices What does your fixturing setup look like? Do the wires connecting the device-under-test to your tester look like a tangled ball of yarn? Keeping track…
Cirris Tester Rental Program
Cirris Tester Rental Program Cirris testers are used in all sorts of locations from large production facilities producing millions of harnesses to small shops testing only a handful of cables.…
Top 5 Capacitance Errors in Cable Testing
Top 5 Capacitance Errors in Cable Testing Have you struggled with capacitance errors? The stored charge in a cable or harness can create problems during testing. Capacitance failures may occur…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Easy-Wire
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Easy-Wire® Cirris Easy-Wire Software is packed full of useful tools and features to make creating test programs as easy and accurate as possible. Some…
Finding Intermittent Errors in Fixturing
Finding Intermittent Errors in Fixturing Intermittent errors can be difficult to find, not only because they are not consistent, but also because they could be in your fixturing or your…
How to Hipot Highly Capacitive Cables
How to Hipot Highly Capacitive Cables A customer recently asked Cirris about a “charge error” that occurred during a test. This error has to do with capacitance in cables. If…
