TEST ELECTRONICS’ TE-3000 Test Fixture
High Performance Lever Actuated PC Board Test Fixture

TE-3000 PC Board Test Fixture
Test Electronics will customize the TE-3000 bed of nails style test fixture for your circuit board and test application. Next, add a desktop or rack mount computer, plug in the National Instruments Virtual Instrumentation boards and software. This will create a complete full performance cost efficient functional, in-circuit, or bare board tester.
Simple 3 step operation
1. Insert the circuit board under test in the tester
2. Close the Clear Lexan top cover
3. Pull the lever.
Spring loaded test pins mounted on an internal plate raise to make contact with the circuit board under test.

Front View
Shown here is the front view. We pride ourselves in our neatly designed front panel layouts. We emphasize our Understand-it-at-a-glance motto for intuitive easy to learn operation.

Mechanical
The tester is comprised of 3 plates. The top hold-down plate, the surface plate, and the internal plate.
1. The top plate swings up to allow a circuit board to be inserted.
2. The surface plate holds the tooling pins, and shrouds the spring loaded test pins. This shrouding improves the pointing accuracy above the pins ratings.
3. The internal plate holds the spring loaded test pins and presses them against the board under test when the handle is pulled.
4. Patented low cost stainless steel anti sway bar system keeps the plates parallel within an amazing 0.0001" / linear inch.

Inside View
This view with the bottom panel removed shows the easy accessibility provided in our fixture designs. On first glance these fixtures may appear as a wiring rats nest. These larger wires are just a few high current carrying wires that must be routed as direct as possible and away from the signal lines. On closer inspection you will notice that there are circuit boards behind the front panel meters, LEDs, and switches, and circuit boards also back the rear panel connectors. Ribbon cable is used whenever possible. An internal power supply powers the board under test. Low speed 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. Extreme care is taken in the manufacture of all plates. All plates are precision ground, buffed to a high gloss, center drilled, then finally, drilled to an accuracy of 0.0001" with carbide drill bits running at 20,000 RPM under high pressure coolant. Next, the receptacles are inserted and swaged with a precision CNC machine providing an extremely high degree of perpendicularity exceeding 1/1000" per linear foot.

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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