Drop Test

Items subject to handling during transport, installation or repair must withstand shock such as would be experienced from dropping the item from the average height of a table (anywhere from 1 inch to 30 inches). For telecommunications equipment, standard GR-63-CORE, section 4.3 specifies the drop methods and shock (height) criteria for containerized and unpackaged equipment. The test methods include free fall, corner and edge drops.

Mil-Std-810 Procedure IV (Transit Drop) examines material outside of, or within the transit case as it is being loaded, unloaded, moved from a rack or being placed in, or removed from the transit case. The test simulates an accidental drop, or bump shock, and, depending on the package weight and size, requires a free fall from 18 to 48. Testing involves from five to 26 drops and utilizes either a quick release tester or a fixture that elevates, and then drops one side of the package.

Mil-Std-810 Procedure VI (Bench Handling) duplicates some of the conditions that an instrument or material may experience during service, handling or repairs in a shop where benches and fixtures are used to support the material. This type of testing needs to be individualized, tailored to the material tested (i.e. instruments with protrusions likely to be bent or broken should be tested so as to exposed the protrusion to hazards). Test method specifies dropping the edge of chassis from 45% angle, or 4 inches above the bench whichever comes first.

NTS will perform all drop testing commercial, telecommunication, military or combined. Additional standards performed include IEC60068 and ASTM specifications. We can also perform drops test at temperature, altitude or other environments.

Package Drop Test

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