Atec MZ-15 User Manual

The KeyTek MiniZap®test system is a self-contained
ESD simulator that enables users to perform direct,
indirect & diagnostic ESD testing via interchangeable
plug-in tips.

ESD is the most common cause of failure in
computer-based equipment, and susceptibilities
often occur during installation and networking.
The diagnosis and remedy for ESD failures typically
require test procedures developed in R&D, but
implemented by QC, manufacturing, and field service.

Product Specifications

KeyTek MiniZap

®

ESD simulators for direct,
indirect & diagnostic ESD testing

Intuitive operation

Portable & self-contained

Meets exact requirements
of IEC 61000-4-2

Contact mode & air
discharge ESD testing

Generates real world, repeatable
& correlatable ESD pulses

E & H Field diagnostics

Vertical & horizontal coupling
planes for indirect ESD testing

Built-in safety features

Field-configurable

Rechargeable battery
or AC powered

Practical and reliable, the KeyTek MiniZap ESD
simulator and options are designed specifically for
demanding applications such as these. It generates
ESD simulation pulses that are real world, repeatable
and correlatable – mandatory performance criteria
for a company-wide ESD test program.

A high performance, ruggedly reliable test unit
ideal for manufacturing, field service or the lab

A totally integrated single light-weight unit, the KeyTek
MiniZap is a hand-held tester featuring a breakthrough
mechanical design that's gained worldwide acceptance
for ease of use, and its ability to withstand long-term
operation in rugged environments. By simply
interchanging plug-in tips, you can test to fast risetime
standards, and do 'reality checks' that indicate product
performance in intended environments.

ESD testing without errors caused by
simulator-generated multiple ESDs

Multiple ESD events can be generated by a human
discharge, and also by other ESD simulators that
introduce additional artificial and far more energetic
multiple discharges. This results from the voltage
multiplier or "cascade" usually used to furnish high
voltage for charging the simulator capacitor. That
voltage multiplier can function as a charge supply for
the simulator capacitor long after the first discharge has
occurred. It can therefore be responsible for generation
of tens or even hundreds of multiples, often originating
at nearly the same high charge voltage as the first

discharge. The KeyTek MiniZap does not use a voltage
multiplier, and is perhaps the only ESD simulator on
the market that won’t introduce testing errors and
uncertainties due to streams of artificial, high-level
ESD multiples. With its constant-voltage ESD simulator
design feeding back and monitoring right from the tip,
you know the EXACT voltage you’ve tested at every
time. The correct tip voltage is maintained right up to
the instant of discharge; only then is it dropped to
prevent simulator-induced multiples.

System Description

Contact-mode simulation, ±0.5 to ±8kV, and air
discharge simulation ±0.5 to ±15kV; both single shot,
or repetitive at 1/s and 20/s. Provides both the air
discharge mode via IEC ball tip TPA-2 up to ±15kV,
and contact mode with special IEC Omni-Tip
TPC-2A, up to >8kV. Also includes True-ESD
discharge tip, TPA-1. The combination provides full
conformance to and beyond IEC 61000-4-2 and ANSI
C63.16. Uses digital display with 10V resolutions and
includes inter-locked safe, lock-on mode. Uses a 150
pF/330 ohm Discharge Network (other value output
modules available). Includes soft case, and rechargeable
(internal) battery operation.

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KeyTek MiniZap®Model MZ-15/EC

Feature Benefit

Voltage Range ±0.5 to >8 kV, Contact Mode; ±0.5 to 15 kV, Air Discharge
Air Discharge TRUE-ESD®(<0.3 ns nominal risetime up to 4 kV)

Contact Mode 0.7 - 1.0 ns risetime per IECplus

RC Networks 150 pF/330 ohm standard (other RC networks available)
Lock On Standard (with safety interlock)
Rep Rate Single shot as well as 1/sec and 20/sec repetitive operation
HV Display Digital LCD display measures actual HV at the tip with

Ground Connect Warning LED indicates ground cable not connected to tester
Power Operates either from 120 VAC, 50/60 Hz or 4 NiCd batteries

Size 10" x 2.5" x 3.2" (25.4cm x 8.9cm x 8.1cm)
Weight 29 oz (822 gm) nominal, plus case and accessories

FR/CI™std <0.3 ns risetime independent of charge voltage;

3.75A/kV ± 10% peak, e.g. 30 A @ 8 kV

10V resolution, ~3% accuracy

with LED charge status indicator. (220/240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
and European plugs optional)

CALIBRATORS

DCA-2 Output Calibration Attenuator: network to allow

CTC-3 Coaxial Current Monitor: IEC 61000-4-2, and ANSI

FCS-1 Field and Corona Sensor Group: including Common Monitor Unit HEC-1, H-Field

oscilloscope or meter monitoring of DC stored on the
discharge capacitor (10,000:1 ratio)

C63.16 coax monitor for ESD current waveform, with >1
GHz capability. Includes high-peak-power attenuator and
scope cable

sensor HFS-1, E-field sensor EFS-1 and Pre-Discharge corona sensor CCS-1

ACCESSORIES

TPC-1 True-ESD®fastest-risetime contact-mode tip
TPF-1 Self-discharge tip
50-MZ Standoff spacer for air-discharge mode
VCP-1 Vertical Coupling Plane (VCP); 0.5m x 0.5m (19.7" x 19.7")

MZT-11 E-Field (static and dynamic electric field) Simulator Tip Assembly
MZT-12 H-Field (magnetic field) Simulator Tip Assembly
MCA-1 Hard Carrying Case (does not include space for VCP-1, HCP-1, BTS-1, TP-3)
TP-3 Full Target Plane for mounting the CTC-3 coaxial target; 1.5m x 1.5m (59" x 59")

HCP-1 Horizontal Coupling Plane (HCP); 0.8m x 1.6m (31.5" x 63") for use on

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plane, in accordance with IEC 61000-4-2 and ANSI C63.16 ESD
test standards. Includes bench-mount stand with mounting
provisions for the MiniZap, and handles

IEC-801-2 or 61000-4-2, and ANSI C63.16

non-conducting tabletop under a small EUT, as per IEC 61000-4-2, and ANSI
C63.16. Includes one roll of <0.5mm thick, static-dissipative sheet insulator

Control Technologies Division One Lowell Research Center [phone] www.thermo.com/esd

Lowell, MA, 01852 [phone] fax

Formerly doing business as Thermo KeyTek