TEST ELECTRONICS’ TE1100 Fixture Kits
Build Your Own Test Fixture!
Drill the holes, insert the test pins and wire it up.
Lowest Cost High Performance Production Line Printed Circuit Board Test Fixture

TE1100 PC Board Test Fixture

Note: this is a customized tester shown for reference only. Your tester’s customizations will differ slightly depending on the application. Click on image for large view

Simple Low cost Bed of Nails Clamshell style Circuit board test fixture. Drill it yourself, or let Test Electronics precision drill and customize the TE1100 bed of nails style test fixture for your circuit board. Next, add a desktop or rack mount computer, plug in low cost off the shelf data acquisition boards and create a complete full performance cost efficient functional, in-circuit, or bare board tester.

Back View
Shows our intensive labeling for error free cable connections to the test equipment. This promotes quick and easy setup. We live up to our Understand-it-at-a-glance philosophy for intuitive, easy to learn and understand operation.

Inside View
This view with the bottom panel removed shows the easy accessibility provided in our fixture designs. In this example of a functional tester, Signal and data pins are wire wrapped to the appropriate rear panel connectors where they are cabled out to an insrument board. Higher speed signals, and noise sensitive signals are wired with twisted pairs or coaxial cable. All wiring is neatly bundled for easy troubleshooting and modification.

Specifications
Maximum clamp pressure 200lbs
Estimated Life (operations) 500,000 cycles

Low Cost Test Solutions:
Now combine the TE1100 test fixture with off the shelf data acquisition boards and perform functional, in-circuit, or bare board testing right on your bench top!

TE1100 PC Board Test Fixture Kit:
Blank fixture kits include all the hardware you need:
10)    1/4-20 nylon press down rods with tapered tips
20)    1/4-20 nylon nuts
1)     lid closure SPDT momentary switch mounted on Bed of Nails plate
Test pins styles depend on your circuit board, and must be ordered separately.  Click here to view head styles available.

Not sure if you can build a fixture kit?
With the TE1100-EZ build kit, all you need is a drill press, a few basic hand tools and only two days. Download the EZ Fixture Kit Instruction Manual Picture Book. The Instruction Manual was written as a highly illustrated picture book to allow even non-English speaking users to follow the process and build a precision fixture. Using the methods in this manual it is possible to build a fixture to accuracies comparable to a CNC milling machine using only a drill press and a few basic hand tools! Basically the technique is to use a blank board as a drill template. Since the blank board was drilled with a precision CNC drill, the results of using a drill press with the blank board as a template will approach the accuracies of a CNC machine. The resulting fixture will have enough accuracy to probe small 30mil diameter targets spaced as close as 50mil. Download this 31 page instruction manual and see for yourself.

Download EZ build Fixture Kit Instruction Manual Updated Jan 2009.
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Download Cover page for EZ build Fixture Kit Instruction Manual Updated May 2009.
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Pricing: e-mail TE1100 sales to get pricing, options, accessories, product suggestions, and other technical information pertaining to your specific application. Please write a brief description of your application so that we can better help you.

Optional Additions and Accessories
	Lever latch option  $75 200lbs of downward force with the touch of a finger. << Click on image for larger view
	High Voltage Protection   $85 Clear polycarbonate finger and hand guard and a recessed cover closure actuation switch to prevent unintentional actuation. << Click on image for detailed view
	RF Shield option -60dB @ 4GHz.  $150 (Saves money and man hours) Your UUT is simultaneously placed inside the test fixture and an isolated RF environment ready to run your test all in one simple time saving action! Additional methods for achieving up to -120dB @ 4GHz and up to 18GHz of isolation. << Click on image for more details

Compatibilities:
» Checksum, TTI, Testronics, and Other MDA's
» Genrad 2270/71/72/75/76/8X
» Hewlett/Packard 3060/61/62/65/70/72/75
» Tektronix MI 5010 Multifunction Interface System
» Teradyne 800/10/75 & 1800/10/20

Computer Test system compatiblity:
» Windows Operating System
» Mac Operating System

Test Electronics, a leader in test fixture technology has teamed up with National Instruments a leader in Virtual instrumentation to bring you high quality cost effective solutions to functional, in-circuit, and bare board testing!
The PCI-6071E DAQ Boards shown here are products of National Instruments tm

Test Electronics, a leader in test fixture technology. Creating innovations in testing by utilizing the latest high tech tools to their full potential.

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