C H A P T E R 6 – S A F E T Y S Y S T E M S
AT5600 User Manual 98-119 issue 14 Page 81
6. Safety Systems
6.1. Introduction
Many of the tests available for the AT5600 can generate dangerously high voltages,
which could cause operator injury unless proper safety precautions are taken.
With this in mind, the rear panels of the AT5600 and some AT accessories have been
designed with a safety interlock connector, which is described in the user manual of
those products.
Unless the three safety interlock signals on this connector are in the ‘safe’ condition, the
tester will not run any tests.
The details of any safety system installation could vary depending on where the tester is
being used. In a robotic production line, for example, the tester could be in an enclosed
area, and the safety switches could be mounted in the door.
With manual production, the safety system could be based on a physical barrier, for
example, a ‘lid’ fitted with safety interlock switches. However, the requirement to open
and close such a barrier will give a slower speed of test, and often the reduced
production throughput that follows from this may not be acceptable.
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