Atec Keytek-MZ-15 - Manual

A high performance, ruggedly reliable test unit
ideal for manufacturing, field service or the lab
A totally integrated single light-weight unit, the KeyTek
MiniZap is a hand-held tester featuring a breakthrough
mechanical design that's gained worldwide acceptance
for ease of use, and its ability to withstand long-term
operation in rugged environments. By simply
interchanging plug-in tips, you can test to fast risetime
standards, and do 'reality checks' that indicate product
performance in intended environments.
ESD testing without errors caused by
simulator-generated multiple ESDs
Multiple ESD events can be generated by a human
discharge, and also by other ESD simulators that
introduce additional artificial and far more energetic
multiple discharges. This results from the voltage
multiplier or "cascade" usually used to furnish high
voltage for charging the simulator capacitor. That
voltage multiplier can function as a charge supply for
the simulator capacitor long after the first discharge has
occurred. It can therefore be responsible for generation
of tens or even hundreds of multiples, often originating
at nearly the same high charge voltage as the first
discharge. The KeyTek MiniZap does not use a voltage
multiplier, and is perhaps the only ESD simulator on
the market that won’t introduce testing errors and
uncertainties due to streams of artificial, high-level
ESD multiples. With its constant-voltage ESD simulator
design feeding back and monitoring right from the tip,
you know the EXACT voltage you’ve tested at every
time. The correct tip voltage is maintained right up to
the instant of discharge; only then is it dropped to
prevent simulator-induced multiples.
System Description
Contact-mode simulation, ±0.5 to ±8kV, and air
discharge simulation ±0.5 to ±15kV; both single shot,
or repetitive at 1/s and 20/s. Provides both the air
discharge mode via IEC ball tip TPA-2 up to ±15kV,
and contact mode with special IEC Omni-Tip
™ assembly
TPC-2A, up to >8kV. Also includes True-ESD ® , fastest air
discharge tip, TPA-1. The combination provides full
conformance to and beyond IEC 61000-4-2 and ANSI
C63.16. Uses digital display with 10V resolutions and
includes inter-locked safe, lock-on mode. Uses a 150
pF/330 ohm Discharge Network (other value output
modules available). Includes soft case, and rechargeable
(internal) battery operation.
Product Specifications
KeyTek MiniZap ®
ESD simulators for direct,
indirect & diagnostic ESD testing
The KeyTek MiniZap ® test system is a self-contained
ESD simulator that enables users to perform direct,
indirect & diagnostic ESD testing via interchangeable
plug-in tips.
ESD is the most common cause of failure in
computer-based equipment, and susceptibilities
often occur during installation and networking.
The diagnosis and remedy for ESD failures typically
require test procedures developed in R&D, but
implemented by QC, manufacturing, and field service.
Practical and reliable, the KeyTek MiniZap ESD
simulator and options are designed specifically for
demanding applications such as these. It generates
ESD simulation pulses that are real world, repeatable
and correlatable – mandatory performance criteria
for a company-wide ESD test program.
Analyze • Detect • Measure • Control ™
Intuitive operation
Portable & self-contained
Meets exact requirements
of IEC 61000-4-2
Contact mode & air
discharge ESD testing
Generates real world, repeatable
& correlatable ESD pulses
E & H Field diagnostics
Vertical & horizontal coupling
planes for indirect ESD testing
Built-in safety features
Field-configurable
Rechargeable battery
or AC powered