In addition to basic continuity testing, the Model ST1000 hand-held SCSI cable tester will display the presence or absence of TERMPWR, indicate whether the bus is SE, HVD, or LVD, and display the ...

Welcome to another in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has more than 20 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly. This post ...

As semiconductor packages grow more complex, conventional continuity tests are no longer adequate for screening out open circuits and pin-to-pin shorts. Most test methods were designed for devices ...

The situation: I rent a place, it has network cabling installed (no conduit) and the cables from the rooms terminate in one room where I have the router etc. I ended up installing some of the wall ...

Many small businesses are able to continue to operate during a crisis, such as a weather-related emergency, because they have continuity plans. In addition to creating a continuity plan, your company ...

Platinum Tools, a brand of preparation, installation, hand termination, and testing solutions from NSI, is proud to announce the launch of its new PT-OTDR-100 mini OTDR tester. The PT-OTDR-100 is ...

Before you buy a cable tester, you need to decide what it should achieve. At the lowest level, a tester identifies shorts and opens resulting from mistakes made when the cable was fabricated or caused ...

The Arduwire UNO is an innovative shield designed for the Arduino UNO development board. This shield enables users to perform a variety of tests on cables and harnesses, including continuity, open ...

From Leatherman multitools to oscilloscopes with built-in signal generators and protocol analyzers, there seems no end to tools with multiple personalities. Everybody loves multitaskers because they ...

Engineers have long known how to test a cable for continuity by simply connecting all conductors in series and checking with an ohmmeter. This method is sometimes impractical, however, because it ...