Kikusui Introduces Ultra-Reliable, High-Quality Battery Tester; PFX20W-12 Ideal for Testing Batteries for Portable Devices.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2000 The new Kikusui PFX PFX Personal Information Exchange PFX Powerflex (database file extension) PFX Purple Fluid Exchange (band) PFX Generic Police Term for Multi-Channel Packset Radio 20W-12 Battery Tester is now available in the U.S. exclusively from IFR IFR abbr. instrument flight rules Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:IFRS IFRS International Financial Reporting Standard(s) IFRS Inter Frame Relay Service IFRS Indiana Facilities Registry System ). The PFX20W-12 is a charge-discharge tester for initial performance and life tests of high-performance secondary batteries, including lithium ion A rechargeable battery technology introduced in 1991 that provides greater charge per pound than nickel metal hydride. In 1993, Toshiba introduced the first notebook in the U.S. with a Li-ion battery. batteries often used in portable devices such as cellular telephones and portable personal computers. The PFX20W -12 is designed to meet the increasing demand for multi-channel testing in production lines as well as in research and development. The first large-scale battery test system available from a major test and measurement company, the PFX20W-12 carries an unprecedented five-year warranty. "Battery tester reliability is absolutely critical for manufacturing and test engineers," said Tom Haygarth, product manager, Kikusui products, IFR. "A life test can last four months; no one can afford to waste two months' worth of data if their tester goes down halfway through the test. Kikusui has a reputation for high-quality DC power products, so battery manufacturers can be confident this tester will do the job reliably and well." The PFX20W-12 is ready for actual-load simulations of single cells or pack batteries. It includes six charge-discharge units, each with two channels, A and B, that can switch to divided or parallel connection of each channel. Kikusui's new battery tester offers both constant power discharge and pulse discharge. Constant power discharge is essential for actual-load simulations of batteries for mobile equipment, while pulse discharge lets test engineers set a minimum pulse time width of 500 microseconds, in addition to constant current charge, constant current/constant voltage charge, and constant current discharge. That allows the PFX 20W-12 to test different batteries under individual testing conditions simultaneously, even a mix of single-cell and pack batteries. The PFX20W-12 offers the ability to provide complex test information graphically. All settings, control and monitoring functions for the data acquisition features are centrally controlled through dedicated software, the SD03-PFX Battery Performance Checker check·er n. 1. a. One, such as an inspector or examiner, that checks. b. One that receives items for temporary safekeeping or for shipment: a baggage checker. 2. 12. Using the Battery Performance Checker software, up to six PFX20W-12 testers can be connected, enabling battery characteristic tests for any number of batteries up to a maximum of 72 channels. Channels are centrally controlled by a single PC allowing all test results to be preserved. Charge-discharge tests are performed by creating patterns (i.e., data clusters involving detailed settings for voltage, current, time, and other charge-discharge characteristics) using the Test Condition Editor and then running the Test Executive. Up to 15 such patterns may be set for a single test, and up to 2,000 repetitions may be run, thus giving the BP Checker the capacity to handle both initial-characteristics and battery-life tests. Price and availability The PFX20W-12 is available today from IFR. It is priced at $11,592 (U.S.). The Battery Performance Checker software is $2,318 (U.S.). About IFR and Kikusui IFR is the sole distributor for Kikusui in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . IFR offers complete sales and service for all Kikusui products. For more information on Kikusui's product line, www.kikusui.co.jp or call IFR at 1-800-KIKUSUI. About IFR IFR is a leading designer and manufacturer of electronic test instruments for wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , avionics avionics (ā'vēŏn`ĭks), electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft became more complex, so did instrumentation. , and general test and measurement applications. For more information about IFR, in the United States, contact: IFR, 10200 West York West York may refer to one of these places:
Wichita, also known as the Air Capital of the World, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, as well as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center. 67215-8999. Contact us about Kikusui products via e-mail at info@ifrsys.com, on the Web at www.ifrsys.com, or by telephone at 800/KIKUSUI (800/545-8784). |
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