Cable Testing Tips

A blog exploring electrical cable testing guidelines, best practices, and advice for getting started with your testing process.

    Product Advice

    Can you calibrate your own Cirris tester?

    If you discover your tester is out of calibration, you will need to send it to Cirris or a third-party calibration lab.

    Sarah Landeen Jan 27, 2017
    Cirris Products

    The Newest Cirris Tester

    If you are interested in a tester that can test 1500 VDC and 1000 VAC with up to 1024 test points and has a built-in PC, check out the Easy Touch Pro.

    Sarah Landeen Jan 19, 2017
    Cirris Products

    Cirris Demo Program

    Cirris provides demo units of all our testers so you can try out a tester before you buy it.

    Sarah Landeen Dec 28, 2016
    Testing Guidelines

    Capacitance and Testing

    Unexpected capacitance can cause false failures in your cables.

    Sarah Landeen Dec 14, 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
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