So have we but there is no official method that would have everyone conform
to the same method.

Bob Heller
3M EMC Laboratory, 76-1-01
St. Paul, MN 55107-1208
Tel:  651- 778-6336
Fax:  651-778-6252
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Unfortunately there is no standard that tells you how to measure contact
currents above 1 MHz.


Hmmm...

If I have a small inductor less resistor in series with the RF supply and I
measure the voltage across the resistor and divide by the resistance -
maybe that would do?

I am sure I have measured pulses in EMC tests that use an inductor less 0.1
Ω resistor and the pulses have fast rise-times with many 10's MHz bandwidth
or even more.

I have not measured contact currents in this way but I suspect it will give
a pretty good approximation.

Any other takers?

Tim

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