PBT-531 Shielded Bag Test Kit I. Introduc on The Prostat PBT-531 is a mul -purpose portable tool that has a variety of uses: • When used with the supplied PBF-520 Shielding Bag Test Fixture, a storage oscilloscope and a computer the system can be used to test the discharge shielding proper es of packaging materi- als based on ANSI/ESD STM 11.31.
PBT-531 Shielded Bag Test Kit III. Assembly Instruc on for the PBF-520 Shielded Bag Fixture Capacitive Arm Discharge Arm Base Assembly Bracket Assembly Base Extension Rev. B / August 20, 2019...
PBT-531 Shielded Bag Test Kit IV. Pre-Test Setup A. A ach the supplied red test lead from the PDS-510’s red HBM Output to the red connector on the Discharge Arm (C) of the PBF-520 fi xture. (Figures 1 and 2).
PBT-531 Shielded Bag Test Kit E. Connect the female end of the 50-ohm terminator to Channel A of the PicoScope (Figure 6). F. Connect the supplied USB cable from the PicoScope unit to a computer. Figure 6: Connect the female end of the 50-ohm...
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PBT-531 Shielded Bag Test Kit Waveform Verifi ca on Setup fi le” open. Figure 7: Screenshot of the PicoScope so ware with the “ M. Click the “Stopped” bu on at the bo om le hand por on of the screen to place the scope in “ac- quisi on”...
PBT-531 Shielded Bag Test Kit Figure 8: Screenshot of the PicoScope so ware measuring the energy VI. Shielding Bag Tes ng The following test sequence describes the basic procedure as outlined in ANSI/ESD STM 11.31. The test is designed for 20x25 cm (8x10 inch) sta c shielding bags.
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PBT-531 Shielded Bag Test Kit C. Open the shielding bag to be tested and insert the Capaci ve Arm (D) into the bag (Figure 10). Place the bag so the top of it lines up with the mark on the Capaci ve Arm (Figure 11).
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PBT-531 Shielded Bag Test Kit Figure 13: Complete setup for Shielded Bag Test F. Set the Range to HIGH on the PDS-510. G. Turn the HIGH VOLTAGE to the ON posi on. H. Use the knob to set the voltage to the level established in System Verifi ca on Test.
PBT-531 Shielded Bag Test Kit L. Record the calculated energy. M. Repeat the process fi ve more mes for a total of six discharges per bag. N. Repeat the test for fi ve more bags. O. ANSI/ESD S11.31 requires that the discharge energy for sta c shielding bags be less than 20 nJ.
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PBT-531 Shielded Bag Test Kit Discharge and Ground Electrodes” 1.5” (3.8 cm) brass, gold plated Capaci ve Probe: 0.830” (2.1 cm) brass, gold plated Capacitance: Nominal 8pF High Voltage Resistor: 500 Ohms, 1% tolerance Support Area Surrounding the Ground Electrode: 8x10”...
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PBT-531 Shielded Bag Test Kit Rev. B / August 20, 2019...
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