December 26, 2024 
Professional magazine and portal dedicated to electronics 
Hioki is pleased to announce the launch of the Short-Open Tester FA1221, the first Hioki product of its kind to be specifically designed for use in multichannel resistance testing applications.
Based on the recently-launched In-Circuit Tester FA1220, the FA1221 is specifically designed for short and open testing, as well as resistance testing. The compact module can be embedded in customers’ automated equipment to facilitate smart factories (with unmanned or reduced-manpower operations).
Short/open testers, which make evaluations based on electrical tests that detect short-circuits and open circuits, are used in testing of components such as flexible printed circuit boards, connectors, and wire harnesses. As electronic devices become more sophisticated, the components they incorporate are shrinking in size, becoming more capable, and gaining more pins. The concentration of more pins and circuits in a confined area makes short-circuits more likely, increasing the importance of component testing (more info).
