Category Archives: Product News

Pocket Size Fiber Optic Power Meters

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Mike Novello

An Essential Tool for Measuring Optical Power The fiber optic power-meter is a test instrument for optical fiber power measurements as well as fiber optic loss related testing, an essential tool for measuring optical power within a fiber optic link. … Read More →

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LeCroy LogicStudio Demo Video

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Mike Novello

LeCroy Demo at the 2010 Embedded Systems Conference LeCroy LogicStudio Logic Analyzers – Logic analyzers are known to be slow, complicated and expensive but Logic Studio changes all this by delivering a powerful feature set, high performance hardware and an … Read More →

Get the Whole Picture with a FLIR Infrared Camera

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Mike Novello

Get the Whole Picture Instead of No Picture A temperature gun is a lightweight, easy-to-use tool for getting non-contact temperature readings, but what are you missing? With a thermal camera you don’t just get the temperature of one spot, you … Read More →

Posted in Product News | Tagged FLIR, FLIR Infrared Camera, Infrared Camera, predictive maintenance inspection, temperature gun, Thermal Cameras, thermography | Leave a comment

Free Function Generator & Arbitrary Waveform Generator Guidebook

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Mike Novello

Free Function Generator & Arbitrary Waveform Generator Guidebook by BK Precision Function and arbitrary waveform generators are among the most important and versatile pieces of electronic test equipment. In electronic design and troubleshooting, the circuit under scrutiny often requires a … Read More →

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Fiber Optic and Copper Certification is a Snap

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Mike Novello

with the Megger Structured Cable Testers and Fiber Optic Adapters SCT Series Structured Cable Tester Certifies Category 7, 6a, 6 and 5e cabling Exceeds Level IV Accuracy 1 to 1000 MHz frequency range Most intuitive and easy to operate LAN … Read More →

Posted in Applications, Manufacturer News, Product News | Tagged 1300 nm, 1310 nm, 1550 nm, 850 nm, Copper, Data Communications, Fiber Optic, fiber optic adapters, LAN Certification, Megger, Telecommunications, Testers, Tier 1, wavelengths | Leave a comment

Take a BITE into Battery Health

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Mike Novello

Research indicates that internal battery cell impedance increases with the age and discharge history of a cell. Since interruption in electrical service can spell disaster, a reliable backup power system is critical so that when conventional power fails, costly service … Read More →

Posted in Product News, Technology, Test & Measurement | Tagged ac ripple, backup power system, battery cell impedance, Battery Health, dc terminal voltage, Megger, on-line ac impedance, test current | Leave a comment

In-House Test System Solutions

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Mike Novello

Building your test systems in-house? Need a faster, more cost effective solution that will free up your resources? Chroma Systems Solutions builds customized ATE systems for a wide range of power electronics applications. The industry’s best power device testing software … Read More →

Posted in Manufacturer News, Product News, Test & Measurement | Tagged AC and DC electronic loads, AC and DC programmable power sources, Aerospace, ATE Systems, Automotive components, Ballast power supplies, Battery Battery chargers, Chroma, DC-DC converters, Defense, digital power meters, Function Generators, In-House Test System, LED drivers, Micro inverters, multimeters, noise and time cards, o'scopes, Off-Line power supplies, On & off grid inverters, Solar panels, switch matrices, test fixtures | Leave a comment

Electronic DC Loads Simulate Non-Linear Behavior

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Mike Novello

Chroma’s 63600 Series DC Electronic Loads are designed for testing multi-output AC/DC power supplies, DC/DC converters, chargers, batteries, adapters, and power electronic components. Excellent for research, development, production, and incoming inspection applications. The 63600′s state of the art design uses … Read More →

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Zero-Ohm Load

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Mike Novello

In Search of the Zero-Ohm Load High-wattage resistors often are used as test loads for power transformers. Resistors don’t introduce phase shifts, and it’s easy to check that a transformer’s voltage regulation remains within spec at different rms currents. The … Read More →

Posted in Applications, Product News, Technology | Tagged AC and DC electronic loads, AC Loads, Chroma, Chroma Systems Solutions, DC power supply, High Power DC Loads, low-voltage devices, MOSFET, switched-mode power supply, Zero-Ohm Load, Zero-Volt Operation | Leave a comment

Megger Insulation Testers

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Mike Novello

Megger’s MIT400 Series of Hand-Held 1 kV Insulation Testers These 1 kV units were designed based on Megger’s extensive knowledge of insulation testing (100+ years of experience) and significant feedback from actual end users. The MIT400 units include: Megger’s patented … Read More →

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