Atec Teseq-Schaffner-Best-Plus - Manual (Page 2)

The need to test
The need to test electronic equipment for
electromagnetic compatibility - in the development
lab and on the production floor - is now widely
recognized as essential for quality assurance. Not
only are the financial service and repair
implications of not doing so too great to risk, but
the manufacturer’s reputation is at stake.
By their very nature, electromagnetic interference
phenomena occur sporadically, making faults caused
by insufficient protection difficult to detect.
The European EMC Directive makes the
manufacturer directly responsible. Commercially
available equipment must not only generate no
electromagnetic interference itself, but must also be
largely immune to such influences. Through the
implementation of these laws, EMC testing has
assumed legal aspects pertaining to product liability.
Other
countries are
on the way to
introducing
similar
regulations.
The BEST family
With the right equipment, the EMC tests
most important for product quality can be
carried out in any electronics laboratory.
Self-certification - as required by the law - is
then little more than a matter of logging the
results.
Schaffner has created the BEST family of
instruments to meet this need, cost-
effectively. Compliance testing with BEST
not only ensures electromagnetic
compatibility to the required standards, but
also guarantees EMC product quality.
BEST is a range of compact bench
instruments that incorporates all six EMC
pulse test procedures in a single housing.
The instruments incorporate all you need to
test and certify your products, in your own
laboratory and with minimal effort.
Test parameters are user-adjustable within
wide limits and offer generous test margins,
so that BEST is also ideal for product
analysis, or for checking compliance with
in-house EMC quality standards.
• Future proof
BEST already meets foreseeable future standards.
Interfaces are designed for future expansion.
• Cost-effective
BEST is designed to suit the needs - and the budget -
of the smaller manufacturer. In larger laboratories,
it helps to relieve pressure on other
high-end installations.
• An all-in-one solution
BEST is an ideal compact, portable test rig for
on-site investigations.