I am designing a small manufacturing cell producing 2kw BLAC power units.

I have purchased a GwInstek 4 in 1 Electrical Safety tester to perform Megger and AC HiPot tests.

The heart of the problem is that although I have read extensively on the subject of high voltage testing, I still do not feel comfortable setting up a testing station.

Can you please point me towards a reliable source to help me program my machine, set-up a station, and help me determine my standards.

 

You should use either the UL (Underwriters Laboratories) or CSA (Canadian Standards Association) test standards in the US and Canada. The CE (Cenelec) standards are recognized throughout Europe.

Cheers, DPW [Everything has limitations...and I hate limitations.]

 

I have the standards, what I need is help using the equipment, setting up the station, and setting minimums that are more specific to my motor than UL, IEC etc minimums.

 

What you probably need is someone skilled in setting up a automatic test station (manufacturing engineer). The test standards allow quick turna-rounds of tests (1000 V +2x line voltage for 2 seconds, etc.)

Cheers, DPW [Everything has limitations...and I hate limitations.]

 

lol...yup...that is exactly what I am asking for! leads to folks that can help me out.

 

so...anyone have any other leads on where I learn how to administer an AC HiPot test in a manufacturing environment?

 

This might not be an exact fit, but their equipment is pretty neat to use, and self diagnosing. Might be a good fit for life-cycle trending of your products. We use it for on and off-line testing of motors. Plug and play, connect and push a couple of buttons. The results can be put on a flash drive.

http://www.eis-inc.com/suppliers/baker.asp?showcase_no=201484