Con t e n t s D e scr ipt ion SRM320 Ohm Met rics Ope r a t ion Underst anding Surface Resist ivit y Reading Met er Result s Operat ion: I nt ernal Elect rodes Operat ion: Ext ernal Elect rodes Resist ance Bet ween Two Point s Resist ance t o Ground Volum e Resist ance...
Ohm Metrics Pocket Resistance Meter: SRM 320 The SRM320 Surface Resist ance Met er is an easy t o use t est er for m easuring surface resist ivit y. This SRM 320 uses parallel elect rodes and concent ric r ings t o accurat ely m easure RTT, RTG, or resist ivit y for per iodic verificat ion, fact ory audit s or t est lab evaluat ion of product .
Un der st a n din g Sur fa ce Re sist ivit y For ESD purposes, m at erials are classified by t heir resist ance t o t he m ovem ent of elect r icit y. The follow ing ranges and definit ions are found in ESD Associat ion or EI A st andards publicat ions.
Re a din g M e t e r Resu lt s The LED light s on t he m et er indicat es how m uch resist ance a surface has and if it is “Conductive”, “Dissipative” or “Insulating” by flashing colored LED light s.
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m at erials 10 or great er. The SRM320 w ill aut om at ically generat e proper volt age according t o t est m easurem ent . TEM PERATURE AN D H UM I D I TY Hum idit y and t em perat ure affect t he elect r ical propert ies of t he m ost m at erials being t est ed.
Ope r a t ion : I n t ern a l Ele ct r ode s The parallel resist ivit y probe m et hod com plies w it h EOS/ ESD- S11.11. I t is used t o give fast elect rical resist ivit y m easurem ent s on flat hom ogeneous m at erials.
dards including ANSI / ESDA S4.1 for Work surface – Resist ance Measurem ent , ANSI / ESDA S7.1 Resist ive Charact erizat ion of Mat erials - Floor Mat erials. N ot e : W h en t h e m ea sur e m e nt is t a k en u sin g t h e 5 lb e x - t e r n a l pr obes, t h e t e st er w ill in dica t e t h e r esist an ce of t h e m a t e r ia l in oh m s.
M e a sur in g r esist ance t o gr oun d ( RTG) Resist ance t o ground m easures t he elect rical pat h bet ween a point on a surface t o elect r ical ground. I t can be used for t he evaluat ion of floors, chairs, cart s, work surfaces and ot her ESD cont rolled m at erials and product s.
Volu m e Re sist a n ce M e a sur e m en t Volum e Resist ance m easures t he elect rical pat h t hrough a m at erial. N ot e : Th is m e t h od r e qu ir e s a m e t a l pla t e ( su ch a s st a in le ss st e e l) t h a t is n ot su pplie d by Tr a nsfor m in g Te chn ologie s.
SPECI FI CATI ON Dim ension: approx. 70m m x 130m m x 35m m Weight : approx. 103 gram s Power: Bat t ery operat ed PP3 9 volt Connect ions: 2 x 3.5m m j ack plug for each eart h connec- t ion Test Range: 103 t o 1012...
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