Testing Guidelines
Capacitance and Testing
Unexpected capacitance can cause false failures in your cables.
Cable Testing Tips
A blog exploring electrical cable testing guidelines, best practices, and advice for getting started with your testing process.
Cirris Products
Cirris easy-wire Power User Package
Cirris now offers a package called Power User that unlocks all easy-wire features at once.
Sarah Landeen
Dec 1, 2016
Cirris Products
How Much Does a Cirris Tester Cost?
This information is from the article, “What does a cable tester cost?”
Sarah Landeen
Nov 17, 2016
Testing Guidelines
Using Cables to Test Cables
Fixturing must be built to provide a way to connect the cable to the tester.
Sarah Landeen
Nov 1, 2016
Cirris Products
Common Cable Testing Industry Terms
The cable testing industry has a few unique words that may mean different things to different people.
Sarah Landeen
Oct 20, 2016
Testing Guidelines
You Performed a High Voltage Test. Now What?
High voltage test errors can be complex and confusing if you don’t know what each result means. A basic overview can clear up a lot of the confusion.
Sarah Landeen
Oct 12, 2016
Product Advice
You Tested a Cable. What Now?
Cirris Testers look for good connections in cables. If anything unexpected happens, the tester reports an error and provides details of what is...
Sarah Landeen
Sep 28, 2016
Testing Guidelines
Testing Cables with a Twist
Use the following practices to help when testing twisted pairs.
Sarah Landeen
Sep 21, 2016
Testing Guidelines
How Flux Can Affect Cable Testing
During testing, flux that has not been cleaned off the connector can create errors that cause test failures.
Sarah Landeen
Sep 14, 2016
Testing Guidelines
Can a Bad Crimp Cause a Crash?
Since automated testers cannot test the strength or reliability of a crimp, manufacturers rely on quality crimp tools to ensure a solid crimp.
Sarah Landeen
Sep 1, 2016
Testing Guidelines
Guided Assembly: Build and Test Simultaneously
Guided assembly eliminates mistakes by testing each connection at the moment of contact.
Sarah Landeen
Aug 24, 2016
Testing Guidelines
What Do All Those Components Do?
If someone asked you what all those different components were for, could you answer them?
Sarah Landeen
Aug 11, 2016
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