Simulator Y160

Fault simulator for use with comprehensive testers available with a three pin plug attached or bare wire connection. The simulator allows checking of Hipot, Earth Bond and Insulation Resistance functions Fault Simulation – What is it and why should you be doing it? When carrying out end of line safety testing it is imperative to know that the test equipment is operating within specification to ensure that any faults within the equipment under test are identified. Routine calibration of test equipment in line with manufacturer’s recommendations will ensure that the equipment is measuring accurately and without fault at the time of calibration, but what about the interim period? Consider this scenario, a piece of test equipment that has not been checked since the last calibration is returned to the manufacturer for calibration and it is found that the performance is out of specification such that it could potentially fail to identify a safety issue within the equipment under test. What could the impact of this be? A manufacturer would find themselves with the following questions to ask; At what point between calibration intervals did the fault occur? How many potentially unsafe products could have been deemed safe and sent to customers? Should a recall be issued on all products produced since the last test equipment calibration date? This could result in an extremely costly and damaging exercise, but thankfully one that can be easily avoided by performing simple, regular performance checks on the test equipment.