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Questions tagged [test]

A definitive procedure that produces a test result.

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Open and short test for 2 ground pin

If a device has two ground pins. Using the normal open and short test will not tell if one ground pin is open and the other is good. How to detect this kind of situation? Thanks.
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Checking battery capacity of 7 amp 12 volt AGM batteries for UPS

I have several 1000 watt Triplite sinewave UPS. The batteries had a date code of 2021 and testing with an 800 watt resistive load ,two heat guns,I was getting around 3 minutes run time,specs state ...
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Oscilloscope probe points

The answer to another question identified two PCB-mounted scope probe "holders": I can't find these at any distributor's web site because I don't what they are called. Can someone, please, give me ...
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Using a 555 Timer to Connect to An Asynchronous Counter in Proteus

I'm trying to drive a binary asynchronous counter via the following setup though usually if I see binary counters they are connected to a 'CLK' source of some sort. In an ordinary case, the circuit ...
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Double pulse testing the first transients on the current

I would like to comprehend what represents the first pulse on the ID current of the LS and HS in double pulse test configuration. I have the circuitry as shown: LS is my active switch, when I turn ...
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Where or How can I make AC adjustable load for 120? [duplicate]

The thing is that I want to test the efficiency of some DC-AC inverters but I have to use an adjustable load because the CEC or EU efficiency weighted calcs request to have the perfomance on 5%, 10%, ...
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Parametric or Template test by Ethernet Compliance Test

I am trying to design this part of TC6 from Ethernet test fixture board. As I dont need rest part of the parts for my test. Can someone tell me what are the loads are? Here three different loads can ...
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Where can I find information about "Enhanced Policies and Procedures Exam" for IPC?

I'm taking the CSE test for IPC-J-STD-001 and at chapter 7.Certification Exam Overview, I can see that there are 3 types of tests. Policy and procedure test (10 questions) Closed book test (25 ...
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Get practical crystal tester working

After working with quartz components in circuits, I planned to make a test on them in order to be sure if they are really still working as they are supposed to be. I found this circuit on the internet:...
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Question on testing transistor TIP120 NPN using multimeter

Could someone please help to confirm if these values for a TIP120 NPN transistor based on the diode setting of my multimeter, indicate any potential fault? Base (Positive) with Emitter (Negative): 0....
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Applying load when testing battery voltage

Why do we need to apply a load to a battery when testing its voltage? I've been testing battery capacity so far using a multimeter and just connecting the probes to the positive and negative side of ...
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Electronically verify whether a cable is connected to an RJ45 connector

Background: I have a device that interfaces with a motor controller over RS-485 via an RJ45 socket. Currently, the port is a standard 4x2 RJ45 connector with the RS-485 using pins 2 and 7. Currently ...
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How to troubleshoot low-voltage home lighting system from 50s

My home, built in the 50s, has a Sierra low-voltage lighting system, where low-voltage 24DC switches control relays that power the normal 120AC lights. In the last week, the switches have failed ...
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How can I test whether my 3 wire electric motor is broken? [duplicate]

I have a motor that I'm trying to work out if it's faulty or not. The motor make and model is EMC RB2C-190-060 K010 (photos below) - 230V ~ 50/60 Hz 2μF-450V 65/90W 0.3/0.4A The motor has four wires ...
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EMC and Control Area Networks [closed]

With radiated EMI tests, do we need to take into account the communication cabling and its influence on EMI? I can't seem to find one standard that describes how CAN busses should be configured in EMI ...

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