A specialized test gadget that tests continuity quantitatively in both AC and DC modes could prove to be an indispensible bench test instrument. This article describes such a continuity test set up, ...

Continuity testing is one of the most valuable functions on the modern multimeter. It will help you investigate wiring problems in your car, tell you if you’re holding a nullmodem serial cable or the ...

As semiconductor packages grow more complex, conventional continuity tests are no longer adequate for screening out open circuits and pin-to-pin shorts. Most test methods were designed for devices ...

In more than 20 years of designing backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity systems for clients, there is factor which I have continually stressed. Testing, testing, and more testing; test ...

In addition to basic continuity testing, the Model ST1000 hand-held SCSI cable tester will display the presence or absence of TERMPWR, indicate whether the bus is SE, HVD, or LVD, and display the ...

From Leatherman multitools to oscilloscopes with built-in signal generators and protocol analyzers, there seems no end to tools with multiple personalities. Everybody loves multitaskers because they ...

The Investment Dealers Association of Canada reports that an industry-wide business continuity test carried out earlier this year was successful. On September 15, the industry conducted the first ...

Butcher, baker, beer bottle maker: exercising with your supply chain What are the advantages of running exercises with your critical suppliers? Harriet Wood provides a perspective from the brewing and ...