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Shielding Effectiveness Testing

Unclassified

On paper, shielding effectiveness tests appear to be fairly simple. This is not so when you consider the following:

The testing environment is most often that of a construction site. A shielded enclosure rarely passes the first time, and the tester is often called upon to help locate and fix "leaks." The testing can pose hazards to people and equipment. The strong electromagnetic fields that are generated can cause cataracts or stop a pacemaker. This course fills a long-standing and unfilled need in the shielding industry: Formal training for shielding effectiveness testers.

OBJECTIVE
This course covers the technical and safety procedures involved in testing shielded enclosures. It reviews the most common government testing standards as well as techniques for locating and eliminating electromagnetic leaks. It provides practical advice on the selection and care of test equipment in the construction site environment, which is often the venue of shielding effectiveness tests. Students will possess the ability to perform shielding effectiveness tests and to locate leaks in a shielded enclosure. They will have the knowledge necessary to make rational and intelligent decisions regarding the selection and care of test equipment to be used in testing electromagnetically shielded enclosures.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is technical in nature, but extensive technical training or experience is not required. Anyone in government or industry whose responsibilities involve the testing, installation or management of shielded enclosures can benefit.