Four kinds of insulation resistance tests are particularly useful. Two of these tests include: Time resistance. This method consists of trending a series of readings taken at fixed intervals. If you ...

Insulation failure is the root cause of many electrical conductors and equipment failures. When insulation fails, not only can equipment be damaged, but fire and shock can also result. Ideally, when ...

Insulation lining the cabins on nearly 800 airplanes in use domestically will have to be replaced because the material badly fails a new flammability test, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered ...

A new method based on temperature differentials has improved detection of damaged insulation in subsea pipelines carrying high-viscosity crude oil. High-viscosity crude travels in subsea pipelines at ...