And the rest of the equipment... at the other end of the cable?

 

And the rest of the equipment... at the other end of the cable?

 

Right, now it makes sense. What you have is an old-style air discharge gun. The Lemo connector is plugged into an ESD simulator which generates a specific pulsed voltage, typically 7kV and a few 100uS wide pulse (simulates the ESD of someone discharging themselves) and the gun is brought close to the equipment under tested (EUT) until a spark discharges the 'gun' into/across/near the EUT and its effects noted. This is done under controlled conditions on a special table (for small devices) which acts as a ground plane.

This is normally done by, and at, specialist ESD test houses.

A modern ESD tester incorporates that in a hand-held device

Not sure what your expectations/plans are...

 

Right, now it makes sense. What you have is an old-style air discharge gun. The Lemo connector is plugged into an ESD simulator which generates a specific pulsed voltage, typically 7kV and a few 100uS wide pulse (simulates the ESD of someone discharging themselves) and the gun is brought close to the equipment under tested (EUT) until a spark discharges the 'gun' into/across/near the EUT and its effects noted. This is done under controlled conditions on a special table (for small devices) which acts as a ground plane.

This is normally done by, and at, specialist ESD test houses.

A modern ESD tester incorporates that in a hand-held device

Not sure what your expectations/plans are...

I will have a controlled environment. Can those ESD simulators still be picked up nowadays?

 

I will have a controlled environment. Can those ESD simulators still be picked up nowadays?

Thank you as well

 

I will have a controlled environment. Can those ESD simulators still be picked up nowadays?

You can rent or buy, but you need specialist advice. Don't know where you are.... so can't suggest anyone, but an organisation like these guys can help

 

You can rent or buy, but you need specialist advice. Don't know where you are.... so can't suggest anyone, but an organisation like these guys can help

 

This is a 7kv power pack i have been looking at, it's got similar connections would it possibly work?

 

Link and/or spec? I'm not an expert, though I've used ESD kit before. I should point out that ESD testing to satisfy your own need to know your project is ESD safe is very different from ESD certification (as required by some govt, military or eg health service/infrastructure customers), which must be done by a recognised test facility.