Clare introduces Switchsmart modular scanner
Clare Instruments
Switchsmart modular scanner
Clare's modular switch scanner, Switchsmart, offers improved connection of high-voltage or high-current electrical tests to multiple test points or products.
Switchsmart can be used for the simultaneous and automated testing of units such as transformers, motors or electrical system devices that require earth/ground bonding or high-voltage Hipot/flash dielectric testing.
It has been designed to interface directly with Clare's Elite electronic product safety-testing system or operate independently within larger system integration/automation applications.
The product features 16 type SPST (NO) switching ports, providing safe high-voltage or high-current electric testing.
A front-mounted LCD display housed within an impact-resistant 4U 19in case shows the real-time status of each switch port.
The scanner can be daisy chained, allowing an almost limitless number of points to be connected, according to Clare.
It can also be controlled by either an RS-232 serial interface or digital control port.
Maximum switching voltage is 3Kv AC, while the maximum switching current is 32A AC.
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