Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies (IPC A-610J-2024)
“This is unacceptable!” is something you might scream at your computer in frustration. However, there is a clear set of acceptability criteria for electronic assemblies….
IEC 62368-1 Ed. 4.0 b:2023—Electrical Equipment Safety
Almost three in five fatal work injuries (56%) in 2020 were caused by direct exposure to electricity. These injuries were specifically caused by direct contact…
IEC Extended Version (EXV)
Extended versions (EXVs) of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards provide comprehensive content and the reference document of an IEC standard into one easy-to-use document, making…
ANSI/ASHRAE 72-2022: Testing Refrigerators And Freezers
Can you imagine a world without refrigerators? It seems unlikely, as 99.8% of American homes own at least one refrigerator. ANSI/ASHRAE 72-2022: Method Of Testing…
ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021: Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts
There’s electricity within you. The human body, at rest, contains around 100 volts. Our bodies are not alone in generating a charge. In manufacturing and…
Pyroshock Testing Techniques
Browsing the ANSI Webstore can lead to some interesting things, along with some confusion when trying to understand what exactly a particular standard does, or…