Timer counter helps produce better quality products
14 March 2001
Test & Measurement
UEC Technologies, a leading manufacturer of digital satellite decoders, says that the installation of a Fluke PM6666 benchtop/system timer counter has enabled the company to offer a product of significantly improved quality. Hugo Van Zyl, Senior Production Engineer at UEC, says that the PM6666 is used to measure voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and has proved to be highly reliable, offering a better testing method than its predecessor, which had been specially customised to suit the testing needs of UEC.
"Since the installation of the new system our productivity has improved tremendously," says Van Zyl. "In addition, we have saved on manual labour because the PM6666 equipment needs fewer repairs."
UEC purchased the system from Spescom MeasureGraph, the sole South African distributor of a wide range of Fluke products. The Fluke PM6666 is a versatile timer/counter with many functions included as standard. The unit uses the reciprocal frequency counting technique, which yields high resolution measuring results under all conditions, even on low frequency measurements. Measuring accuracy is increased by high performance counter front-ends, which provide variable sensitivity and noise immunity. Accuracy can be further improved with an optional high stability MTXCO time-base which offers a stability of 2 x 10e-7 (0 to 50°C), comparable to an oven-stabilised oscillator. The PM 6666 offers 100% programmability including trigger level and sensitivity settings.
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