A new hyper-scale data center was built in rural New Jersey that’s served by more than 100 25kV cables. Six months into operation, a cable termination failed catastrophically, and the forensic ...

Testing cable assemblies for signal integrity usually requires connecting the cable assembly under test to a TDR (time-domain reflectometer) or to a VNA (vector-network analyzer) through some kind of ...

A good cable testing program has many benefits. It can help you reduce energy losses, prevent unplanned production shutdowns, and avert catastrophic failures. A good cable testing program has many ...

Interconnect technology has a key role to play in test-and-measurement applications, whether you need to make a few connections on a benchtop or many connections in an automated test system.

A spectrum analyzer with a tracking generator can be a useful piece of test gear. This application note covers making a simple loss measurement on a coaxial cable with BNC connectors. Two N-type to ...

Interconnect cables play an important role in electronics testing. As high-speed signal communications continue to advance, cabling solutions will need to keep up with high-speed, multiport testing.

The power testing centerinthe Research Institute of the Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is a multi-purpose testing site for power transmission and distribution technology developments. The ...

According to the International Energy Agency [1] in 2021 the electricity demand is anticipated to grow by 3% (around 700 TWh) in total, which means that global demand would be higher than in 2019. The ...

Our cable adventure is coming to a close. First we took our two $340 AudioQuest Vodka Ethernet cables to Las Vegas and subjected one of them to a live listening test; listeners were unable to tell it ...

Der8auer traced the problem to a built-in metal bridge, and while removing it improved current balance, the gold-plated ...