Is hipot testing dangerous?
Yes! It is inherently dangerous because of the high voltage and high currents involved. ROD-L units have several safety features built-in to eliminate operator hazard in normal testing, such as; 2 millisecond shutdown time upon detection of failure, 10 microsecond arc detection, a ground-sense circuit which ensures that there is always an escape path for current in the event of catastrophic device-under-test failure, rapid discharge of stored charge in the device-under-test at the end of every test cycle.
