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February 6, 2003
Volume
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43 Days Until
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We hope it is
warmer where you are! |
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Latest
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 Jeffrey St. Onge and Ed Dervishian Join
QuadTech!
QuadTech is pleased to welcome Jeffrey St. Onge and
Ed Dervishian to the team. The future outlook for test and measurement is
promising and QuadTech is excited to debut the new products for its established
EST and LCR lines. Jeffrey, an Applications Engineer, and Ed, a Sales
Representative, bring a wealth of experience to QuadTech and will further
QuadTech's mission to help our customers succeed. Expect service. Expect
success. |
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Jeffrey St.
Onge |
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Jeff holds a BSEE degree from the University of
Massachusetts, Lowell. He has over 7 years experience in the electron beam and
ultraviolet energy curing industry. In his most recent position with Energy
Sciences, Inc., UV Division, Jeff was in charge of new product development,
project design, and was the technical liaison of the sales, new business, and
market development teams. |
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Ed
Dervishian |
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Ed holds a BSEE degree from Lehigh University. He
has over 7 years experience in sales support and major account management in
companies dealing with RF connectors, cable assemblies, and DC/DC power
converters. In his most recent position he served as an inside sales
representative for MCK Communications, Inc. providing finished goods to the
telecom industry.
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The Reference
Desk: |
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Application Note Search Engine is
ON! At last count QuadTech had 120 application notes in its
library. Now instead of searching a subject or numerical index of all 120
titles, you can enter keywords into the Application Note Search Engine and find
the notes that apply to your area of interest. Simple as that. Sign up for a
library card at: http://www.quadtech.com/resources/library/app_notes/
and browse to your hearts content.
Ground Bond Testing per UL
60950
Have you ever read UL 60950? Did you grasp how to do
the ground bond test in paragraph 2.6.3? Not an easy test but this
standard-specific discussion attempts to define protective earth and the test
methods associated with it. A few definitions, a little clarification and two
examples round out this application note.
[Full Text:
http://www.quadtech.com/newsletter/035124.pdf]
What Voltage and Current is
Applied to the Unknown?
The voltage across and current through the device
under test are necessary values in determining the exact impedance of the DUT.
Run through a full example using a 2uF capacitor and a 1693 Digibridge.
Mathematical formulas plus V vs. Z and I vs. Z graphs are provided for the 1600
Digibridge instruments.
[Full Text:
http://www.quadtech.com/newsletter/035050.pdf]
Characteristic Cable
Impedance
What is characteristic impedance (Zo)? Can the
impedance of coaxial cable be accurately measured? The 7600 Precision LCR Meter
can do it! Explore the properties of cable transmission and how Zo is important
in determining a cable's parameters.
[Full Text:
http://www.quadtech.com/newsletter/035023.pdf]
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Medical
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IEC60601-1 Seminar February 27
2003! |
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QuadTech, Inc., in conjunction with
Technologies West is sponsoring another
free seminar on IEC 60601-1, February 27th at Rickey's Hyatt in Palo Alto
California. Leo Eisner of Eisner Safety Consultants, a firm that specializes in
helping medical device manufacturers with product safety, quality systems and
CE marking processes along with Amanda G. Pack of Underwriter's Laboratories
(UL) will facilitate the seminar. View Amanda and Leo's complete biographies
and/or register for the seminar at www.quadtech.com/iecseminar.
For your convenience, we will be offering the IEC
seminar twice on February 27th: a morning session from 8:30-11:30am and an
afternoon session from 2:00-5:00pm. Space is limited for each session and will
be filled on a first come, first serve basis. Register today! Click on
iecseminar or call Michael
Cronin at 800-253-1230.
QuadTech is committed to providing members of the
electrical safety test and design disciplines with pertinent information on
electrical medical testing and compliance to IEC60601-1.
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National Deviations to
IEC60601-1 |
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What are the differences between UL2601-1 and
IEC60601-1? What does a national standard have in addition to the international
standard? This final installment in the series of 8 articles on IEC60601-1
illustrates some concrete examples of national deviations to the international
governing standard. Medical device approval is discussed also.
[Full Text:
http://www.quadtech.com/newsletter/035123.pdf]
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Integrator
Partnership News: |
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Radical Systems & Software Program
for 1865!
Radical Systems, Inc. presents ATE software to
control the QuadTech 1865 Megohmmeter. Together these two pieces and a common
PC can provide an inexpensive solution for turnkey safety testing which
contains many features such as Data Logging, User Permissions, and Built in
Calibration. For a free demo of this product visit
www.radicalsystems.com .
Radical Systems, Inc., is a Huntsville,
Alabama-based systems integrator specializing in automated test, measurement,
data acquisition, machine vision, and process control systems. Their services
range from assisting in on-site software development to fabrication of large,
integrated "turnkey" systems. They maximize the use of commercial off-the-shelf
products to provide our customers with optimized systems that are
cost-effective, reliable, and adaptable to changing needs. |
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Product
Spotlight: |
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1920 LCR Meter Baffles Us!
QuadTech designed the 1920 LCR Meter as a precision impedance analyzer for
production and research applications. A mid-range instrument in QuadTech's LCR
Product Family and designed by engineers, it is not the best-looking
instrument, in fact, the 1920 is plain ugly. Then why does it sell so well? The
1920 instrument is simply the best 1MHz LCR Meter on the market. Feature rich
and justly priced. Find out yourself by visiting the
1920
product page. |
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Fun
Website: |
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Cold Weather Got You Down? Shake the
Icicles off Your Brain Cells. Getting
Younger? In the year 1201, a woman was 35 years old. In the year 1206,
the same woman was 30. How is this
possible?
Here's a website for the kid in all of us:
Discoveryschool.com. It is part of Discovery.com powered by the Discovery
Channel. Shake off the winter blues with a little mental challenge. Solve
brain-teasers, make puzzles, and investigate science projects. Give your brain
the juice it needs. A little knowledge, a lot of fun.
For the answer to
"Getting Younger" and more brain-teasers check out:
http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/. |
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