Reliability Equipment
The Reliability Lab (ENRC 4312 ) houses environmental test equipment and thermal shock tooling for all electronic assembly needs. Tom Cannon would be the contact for details, training and access to the tools in this facility.
Delta Design 9023 Environmental Test Chamber
The Delta Design 9000 series temperature chamber offers a temperature range from -184°C to 315°C. The tool is equipped with a temperature controller that allows a program to be repeated up to 9,999 times. Each program step consists of a temperaure, time, and rate of change parameters. Soak time can be up to 100 hours. Built-in controller external interfaces provided are IEEE-488 and RS232.
Cost: $2/hour (academic)
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Temperature range | -184°C to 315°C |
| Test volume | 10.5 Liters |
| Heat-up rate | 24°C/min |
| Cool-down rate | 31°C/min |
| Internal dimensions | 200mm x 254mm x 200mm |
Delta Design 9059 Environmental Test Chamber
The Delta Design 9000 series temperature chamber offers a temperature range from -184°C to 315°C. The tool is equipped with a temperature controller that allows a program to be repeated up to 9,999 times. Each program step consists of a temperaure, time, and rate of change parameters. Soak time can be up to 100 hours. Built-in controller external interfaces provided are IEEE-488 and RS232.
Cost: $2/hour (academic)
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Temperature range | -184°C to 315°C |
| Test volume | 52.4 Liters |
| Heat-up rate | 10°C/min |
| Cool-down rate | 22°C/min |
| Internal dimensions | 279mm x 495.3mm x 381mm |
Despatch 16000 Series Oven
The Despatch 16000 Series temperature chamber offers a temperature range from -55°C to 150°C for up to 1,000 cycles.
Cost: $2/hour (academic)
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Temperature range | -60°C to 150°C |
| Heat-up rate | 10°C/min |
| Cool-down rate | 22°C/min |
| Interior dimensions | 508mm x 546mm x 628mm |
Hirayam PC-305S Pressure Cooker
The Hirayama PC-305S is an easy to operate pressure cooker designed to evaluate moisture resistance (humidity tests) for plastic materials, electronic parts, and coated products. The humidity will be fixed at 100%. A pre-heat function is available to prevent dew formation.
Cost: $1.36/hour (academic)
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Temperature range | 100°C to 158°C |
| Pressure range | 0.019 to 0.49 Mpa |
| Internal dimensions | 340mm diameter x 220mm |
Tabai liquid bath type thermal shock chamber TSB-1L
The ESPEC (formerly Tabai) liquid-to-liquid type thermal shock chamber is able to impose a higher thermal stress on speciments than air-to-air type testing. The system is configured with two separate tanks each with an inert solution. The extreme testing has one tank set to around -65°C while the other is at 165°C. The specimens are placed in a basket and lowered in the cold tank for approximately 10 minutes then quickly transferred (within 10 seconds) to the hot tank. The typical number of cycles run to characterize lifetime is 1000.
Cost: $2.75/hour (academic)
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| System | Two-liquid bath with basket transfer |
| Basket capacity | 1 kg |
| Transfer time | 1 to 10 sec. |
| Heat up rate | RT to 150°C in 90 min. |
| Cycle-setting range | 1 to 9999 cycles |
| Temperature range | -65°C to 150°C |
| Cool down rate | RT to -65°C in 125 min. |
| Time-setting range | 1 sec to 99 min. 59 sec. |