Hire of 30kV ESD gun

2005-12-02 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
All Can anyone point me to a company which has a Haefley PESD 3010 ESD gun for hire in the UK? Thanks Ian Gordon *** The information contained in this email and any attachments may be confidential and is provided solely

RE: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-23 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
oscilloscope is needed to do it right. Dave From: Mike Hopkins [mailto:michael.hopk...@thermo.com] Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 10:22 AM To: 'Chris Maxwell'; Brian Epstein; drcuthbert; ian.gor...@bocedwards.com; kevinharr...@dsc.com Cc: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: ESD Gun Verification between

RE: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-23 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
: RE: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations I've often wondered... Most people who have an ESD gun have a spectrum analyzer. Most ESD guns have a multiple discharge setting. What if you made a coupling strip, such as a 12 inch long x 1 inch wide piece of copper tape mounted on a board

RE: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-23 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
I've often wondered... Most people who have an ESD gun have a spectrum analyzer. Most ESD guns have a multiple discharge setting. What if you made a coupling strip, such as a 12 inch long x 1 inch wide piece of copper tape mounted on a board; then used two 970 Ohm resistors to bond the strip

RE: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-23 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
From: Brian Epstein [mailto:bepst...@veeco.com] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 2:16 PM To: drcuthb...@micron.com; ian.gor...@bocedwards.com; kevinharr...@dsc.com Cc: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations That actually works. Just zap the inside of your arm

RE: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-22 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
...@ieee.org Subject: RE: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations I often test 9 volt batteries with my tongue. A similar technique can be used to test the ESD gun. Just discharge it to your arm and gage the performance by how it feels. Just

RE: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-22 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
I often test 9 volt batteries with my tongue. A similar technique can be used to test the ESD gun. Just discharge it to your arm and gage the performance by how it feels. Just kidding, sort of. Dave Cuthbert From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org

Re: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-22 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
manufacturer or check the User's manual to determine what is appropriate. Good Luck! Kurt Fischer From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of Kevin Harris Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 8:51 AM To: EMC-PSTC (emc-p...@ieee.org) Subject: ESD Gun

RE: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-22 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of Kevin Harris Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 8:51 AM To: EMC-PSTC (emc-p...@ieee.org) Subject: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations Dear Colleagues, We are in the process of moving some of the ESD

Re: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-22 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
Kevin: There is a presentation regarding ESD on the RAFT website, it may be of some help as it does talk about calibration. It is titled ESD Today www.raft-global.org Regards: Kevin Keegan Senior Associate KES Associates 1 Stonecroft Terrace Kanata, Ontario Canada K2K 2V1 Tel: 613-592-0820

RE: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-22 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
instruction manual. (Details configuration as per manufacturers instructions) 2. Set the ESD gun to 8kV air discharge, single shot. 3. Attempt to discharge the gun to the insulating block (a block of wood 100 x 150 x 700mm) on the earth plane. 4. Check

ESD Gun Verification presentation available!

2004-04-21 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
Greetings: The presentation downloads from the Denver Section IEEE Conference is available on our website at http://www.ieee.org/rmcemc One of the presentations is on ESD gun verification by Ken Wyatt from Agilent. Enjoy! Charles Grasso RMCEMC Chair From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org

Re: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-21 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
impractical. From: Kevin Harris kevinharr...@dsc.com Reply-To: Kevin Harris kevinharr...@dsc.com List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:51:04 -0400 To: EMC-PSTC (emc-p...@ieee.org) emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations Dear Colleagues

Re: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-21 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
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Re: ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-21 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
Varuzhan Kocharyan and Dave Tolman at Northwest EMC in Hillsboro, Oregon, developed a method that might be what you are looking for. The paper can be found at http://www.nwemc.com/1136.pdf. Varuzhan gave a talk based on this paper at our local IEEE EMC Chapter sometime in the last year or so and

ESD Gun Verification between calibrations

2004-04-21 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
Dear Colleagues, We are in the process of moving some of the ESD testing we currently do (as pre-compliance to formal testing at an agency or test house) to formal testing under a laboratory accreditation program. In that regard, the issue of verification of the ESD gun's performance has come up

RE: ESD Gun Manufacturers

2004-02-05 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
michael.hopk...@thermo.com www.thermo.com/esd One Thermo, committed to integrity, intensity, innovation involvement From: Chris Faust [mailto:cfa...@hubbell-haefely.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:22 AM To: kevinharr...@dsc.com; emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Re: ESD Gun Manufacturers

RE: ESD Gun Manufacturers

2004-02-04 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
Kevin, Haefely is worth a look: http://www.haefely.com The have an ESD gun going up to 30kV. Best regards, Michael From: Kevin Harris [mailto:kevinharr...@dsc.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 3:21 PM To: EMC-PSTC (emc-p...@ieee.org) Subject: ESD Gun Manufacturers Hello, I

Re: ESD Gun Manufacturers

2004-02-04 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
www.haefelyemc.com Kevin Harris kevinharr...@dsc.com 02/04/04 09:20AM Hello, I am looking for a ESD gun capable of going up to 25KV air discharge. I have found equipment from Schaffner and Keytek that fits the bill. Does anybody know of other manufacturers that I should consider. Thanks Best

RE: ESD Gun Manufacturers

2004-02-04 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
348 3690185 e-mail paolo.ge...@siemens.com _ From: Kevin Harris [mailto:kevinharr...@dsc.com] Sent: mercoledì 4 febbraio 2004 15.21 To: EMC-PSTC (emc-p...@ieee.org) Subject: ESD Gun Manufacturers Hello, I am looking for a ESD gun capable

ESD Gun Manufacturers

2004-02-04 Thread owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
Hello, I am looking for a ESD gun capable of going up to 25KV air discharge. I have found equipment from Schaffner and Keytek that fits the bill. Does anybody know of other manufacturers that I should consider. Thanks Best Regards, Kevin Harris Manager, Approvals Group Digital Security

Re: Design of low cost ESD gun.

2003-05-11 Thread lfresea...@aol.com
In a message dated 5/11/2003 4:38:57 PM Central Daylight Time, jde...@nas.com writes: Given a choice, I'd recommend buying a proper Haefely-Trench Generator (absolutely the best gun on the market, in my opinion). Otherwise, visit your local market and get a BBQ Lighter. Hi Jim, have

Re: Design of low cost ESD gun.

2003-05-11 Thread Jim Ericson
Mr. Leung: If you want a REALLY low-cost ESD gun, you might consider a simple piezoelectric Barbeque Lighter. I wrote a short construction article about this back in 1997 (Test and Measurement World Magazine). BBQ Lighters are pretty gross, but they give a reasonably repeatable 0.5 cm

Re: Design of low cost ESD gun.

2003-05-11 Thread lfresea...@aol.com
In a message dated 5/8/2003 8:53:56 PM Central Daylight Time, ywle...@vtc.edu.hk writes: Can anyone provide some information about I want to make a low cost ESD gun for ESD test, the peak voltage about 4 or 8 k volt ( if it can induced + and - poloarity will be more better), the waveform

Re: ESD gun verification

2003-05-09 Thread robert Macy
Most spectrum analyzers don't do very well with a single event. The repetitive waveform needs to be there to be operated upon. - Robert - Robert A. Macy, PEm...@california.com 408 286 3985 fx 408 297 9121 AJM International

RE: ESD gun verification

2003-05-09 Thread Pommerenke, David
, but the pulse is only 100 ns wide. So the requirements for the linearity of the mixer is very high. David Pommerenke From: Chris Maxwell [mailto:chris.maxw...@nettest.com] Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 7:28 AM To: Pommerenke, David; John Woodgate; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: ESD gun

RE: ESD gun verification

2003-05-09 Thread Chris Maxwell
[SMTP:davi...@umr.edu] Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 5:46 PM To: John Woodgate; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: ESD gun verification John, The IEC TC77b WG-9 made clarification for what was intended to be understood as verification and what was intended to be a calibration

RE: Design of low cost ESD gun.

2003-05-09 Thread Mike Hopkins
: Thursday, May 08, 2003 9:50 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Design of low cost ESD gun. Can anyone provide some information about I want to make a low cost ESD gun for ESD test, the peak voltage about 4 or 8 k volt ( if it can induced + and - poloarity will be more better

Design of low cost ESD gun.

2003-05-08 Thread LEUNG YAT WAH DEREK
Can anyone provide some information about I want to make a low cost ESD gun for ESD test, the peak voltage about 4 or 8 k volt ( if it can induced + and - poloarity will be more better), the waveform just little similar to the specification, thanks. This message is from the IEEE EMC Society

RE: ESD gun verification

2003-05-08 Thread Pommerenke, David
that the present standard requires a traceble calibration as a daily or weekly test, not only a yearly calibration. David Pommerenke From: John Woodgate [mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 1:25 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: ESD gun verification I read

RE: ESD gun verification

2003-05-07 Thread Pommerenke, David
to do stuff like that. Years ago we used to just air discharge our ESD gun to make sure it was working ok. We never performed a verification test. This we thought was covered by the annual calibration and assumed that the ESD gun was designed solid enough to not have to worry about

Re: ESD Gun targets

2003-05-06 Thread Jim Ericson
Ericson' jde...@nas.com; emcpost emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Cc: drcuthbert drcuthb...@micron.com Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 7:45 AM Subject: ESD Gun targets Jim, the Pelligrini Target spec in EN61000-4-2 is quite a challenge to meet. The 1 dB insertion loss delta from DC to 4 GHz to be exact

Re: ESD Gun verification

2003-05-05 Thread hansm
408-732-9162 x38 408-732-9164 fax - Original Message - From: Jim Ericson jde...@nas.com To: emcpost emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Cc: drcuthbert drcuthb...@micron.com Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 4:09 PM Subject: Re: ESD Gun verification Dave: Yes. The current-sensing transducer that I

ESD gun verification

2003-05-05 Thread Jim Ericson
.Make (or buy) something resembling the 61000-4-2 target. 2.Use a Faraday Cage. 3.Be aware how important the POSITION of the ESD Gun Grounding Strap is to these measurements ... especially to risetime measurements. I always take a photograph of the setup, including the shape of the Grounding

Re: ESD gun verification

2003-05-05 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Jim Ericson jde...@nas.com wrote (in 004001c31052$499e9c40$83663fce@pavilion) about 'ESD gun verification' on Thu, 1 May 2003: Be aware how important the POSITION of the ESD Gun Grounding Strap is to these measurements ... especially to risetime measurements. I always

Re: ESD gun verification

2003-05-05 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that John Harrington jharring...@f2labs.com wrote (in 5777c7d14a69d411be4200a0cc746898493...@exchange.f2labs.com) about 'ESD gun verification' on Thu, 1 May 2003: Does any one have a quick and dirty (and hopefully cheap) way to verify the performance of an ESD gun. It's

ESD Gun targets

2003-05-05 Thread drcuthbert
of you would like a target to use and to provide feedback. Who wants a target? Step right up and get your red hot Pelligrini targets! Dave Cuthbert Micron Technology From: Jim Ericson [mailto:jde...@nas.com] Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 5:09 PM To: emcpost Cc: drcuthbert Subject: Re: ESD Gun

ESD Gun verification

2003-05-05 Thread Jim Ericson
.Make (or buy) something resembling the 61000-4-2 target. 2.Use a Faraday Cage. 3.Be aware how important the POSITION of the ESD Gun Grounding Strap is to these measurements ... especially to risetime measurements. I always take a photograph of the setup, including the shape of the Grounding

Re: ESD Gun verification

2003-05-03 Thread Jim Ericson
Dave: Yes. The current-sensing transducer that I built (Pelligrini Target) is per the Annex B drawings in EN 61000-4-2:1995 + A1:1998 +A2:2001. It has five paralleled 240 Ohm resistors arranged radially around the oscilloscope side to give 48 Ohms. On the ESD Gun side are twenty-five radially

RE: ESD gun verification

2003-05-02 Thread Michael Taylor
...@f2labs.com] Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 12:46 PM To: 'emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org' Subject: ESD gun verification Hello All Does any one have a quick and dirty (and hopefully cheap) way to verify the performance of an ESD gun. Please, no one suggest building the current sensing system

RE: ESD gun verification

2003-05-01 Thread Mike Hopkins
this helps, Best Regards, Michael Hopkins Thermo Electron michael.hopk...@thermo.com From: John Harrington [mailto:jharring...@f2labs.com] Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 2:46 PM To: 'emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org' Subject: ESD gun verification Hello All Does any one have a quick and dirty

RE: ESD gun verification

2003-05-01 Thread Pommerenke, David
of the standard, that is in a CDV stage, clarifies this better. David Pommerenke University Missouri Rolla From: John Harrington [mailto:jharring...@f2labs.com] Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 1:46 PM To: 'emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org' Subject: ESD gun verification Hello All Does any one have a quick

Re: ESD gun verification

2003-05-01 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that drcuthb...@micron.com wrote (in CFEFA50C9BCAD2 1197470001fa7eba6b14121...@ntexchange05.micron.com) about 'ESD gun verification' on Thu, 1 May 2003: to verify the waveform and charge you will need a Tektronix CT-1 current transformer, a 500 MHz digital oscilloscope

RE: ESD gun verification

2003-05-01 Thread drcuthb...@micron.com
, the decay time, and calculate the total charge in coulombs (amps X seconds). I have been working on this subject myself for the past couple of days. I have been view actual human discharges, an ESD gun, and have built my own miniature ESD generator. The generator and SPICE model are amazingly close

ESD gun verification

2003-05-01 Thread John Harrington
Hello All Does any one have a quick and dirty (and hopefully cheap) way to verify the performance of an ESD gun. Please, no one suggest building the current sensing system described in the back of IEC 61000-4-2. I don't understand the drawings let alone have the workshop or materials

Re: ESD Gun

2002-10-05 Thread Lfresearch
I'm currently renting a Schaffner NSG435 ESD Gun and like the features. Would anyone be able to provide me with some leads where I might be able to get a deal (used is OK) on a comparable piece of equipment to purchase? I find the continuous feature to be a necessity as well

RE: ESD Gun

2002-10-05 Thread Bryan . Cole
I just purchased a ESD Gun called Minizap from Keytek Instruments in Lowell, MA. Phone number is 800 7Keytek. Contact is Doug Default. They sell new and sometimes you can get a refurbished with the full warranty and calibration. Bryan Cole Director of Engineering Product Safety Officer

ESD Gun

2002-10-04 Thread Joe Finlayson
I'm currently renting a Schaffner NSG435 ESD Gun and like the features. Would anyone be able to provide me with some leads where I might be able to get a deal (used is OK) on a comparable piece of equipment to purchase? I find the continuous feature to be a necessity as well

RE: [Fwd: ESD Gun recommendations?]

2001-05-23 Thread Colgan, Chris
We too have the same Keytek ESD gun. I can confirm what Dick says, it is a good piece of kit and we have never had any problems with it. Chris Colgan Compliance Engineer TAG McLaren Audio Ltd The Summit, Latham Road Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6ZU *Tel: +44 (0)1480 415 627 *Fax: +44 (0)1480 52159

RE: [Fwd: ESD Gun recommendations?]

2001-05-22 Thread Dick Grobner
...@majordomo.ieee.org; daniel.bi...@gefanuc.com Subject: [Fwd: ESD Gun recommendations?] Forwarded for Daniel Biggs daniel.bi...@gefanuc.com. Please include Daniel in any replies. -Dave Heald Original Message Subject: ESD Gun recommendations? List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Tue

[Fwd: ESD Gun recommendations?]

2001-05-22 Thread David Heald
Forwarded for Daniel Biggs daniel.bi...@gefanuc.com. Please include Daniel in any replies. -Dave Heald Original Message Subject: ESD Gun recommendations? List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 11:04:23 -0400 From: Biggs, Daniel (IndSys, GEFanuc, NA

RE: Schaffner ESD gun Calibration

1999-10-08 Thread Greg Senko
To: 'emc-pstc' Subject:Schaffner ESD gun Calibration Greetings EMC Professionals - I was wondering if anyone out there in complianceland has info on any calibration vendors who provide calibration services for a Schaffner NSG-435 ESD Gun. My numerous attempts at getting a quote from

RE: Schaffner ESD gun Calibration

1999-10-07 Thread Flinders, Randall
In my previous e-mail I had indicated that I had trouble getting a quote from Schaffner for calibrating my ESD gun. Well, Schaffner has contacted me, and was very responsive in taking care of my needs. They are expediting the calibration of my equipment at no extra charge, and they appear

Re: Schaffner ESD gun Calibration

1999-10-06 Thread Derek Walton
...@emulex.com[SMTP:randall.flind...@emulex.com] on behalf of Flinders, Randall[SMTP:randall.flind...@emulex.com] Reply To: Flinders, Randall Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 5:36 PM To: 'emc-pstc' Subject: Schaffner ESD gun Calibration Greetings EMC Professionals

RE: Schaffner ESD gun Calibration

1999-10-06 Thread Le, Ngoc
: randall.flind...@emulex.com [mailto:randall.flind...@emulex.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 2:36 PM To: 'emc-pstc' Subject: Schaffner ESD gun Calibration Greetings EMC Professionals - I was wondering if anyone out there in complianceland has info on any calibration vendors who provide

RE: Schaffner ESD gun Calibration

1999-10-06 Thread UMBDENSTOCK, DON
of Flinders, Randall[SMTP:randall.flind...@emulex.com] Reply To: Flinders, Randall Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 5:36 PM To: 'emc-pstc' Subject: Schaffner ESD gun Calibration Greetings EMC Professionals - I was wondering if anyone out there in complianceland has info on any

Schaffner ESD gun Calibration

1999-10-05 Thread Flinders, Randall
Greetings EMC Professionals - I was wondering if anyone out there in complianceland has info on any calibration vendors who provide calibration services for a Schaffner NSG-435 ESD Gun. My numerous attempts at getting a quote from Schaffner have been unsuccessful and I really need to get

Disposing of Keytek ESD Gun

1999-07-11 Thread JIM WIESE
For those colleagues who are interested in acquiring a Keytek Series 2000 ESD Test System cheap, I'm disposing of one. If interested see the following link http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=129727458 Since this is an entire ESD test system (not just air and contact), those

ESD Gun Calibration

1997-04-01 Thread Bob Blank
I have an Andy Hish Model 255 ESD Generator that needs calibration. Does anyone have the name number of a commercial cal lab that does this type of calibration? Thanks Bob Blank

Hish ESD Gun: Need info

1997-03-05 Thread rblank
One of my clients has an Andy Hish (Van Nuys, CA) Model 255 ESD gun. Does any one know if they are still in business? Any one have Operator's manual or waveform info? Any one know where I can get it calibrated, including waveform measurent? Any information greatly appreciated.