ASTM F1689-05

Standard Test Method for Determining the Insulation Resistance of a Membrane Switch

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Insulation resistance is useful for design verification, quality control of materials, and workmanship.
Low insulation resistance can cause high leakage currents.
High leakage currents can lead to deterioration of the insulation or false triggering of the associated input device, or both.
Specific areas of testing are, but not limited to:
3.4.1 Conductor/dielectric/conductor crossing point.
3.4.2 Close proximity of conductors, and
3.4.3 Any other conductive surface such as shielding or metal backing panel.
Insulation resistance measurement may be destructive and units that have been tested should be considered unreliable for future use.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the insulation resistance of a membrane switch.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Apr-2005
• ICS: 17.220.20 - Measurement of electrical and magnetic quantities
• ICS: 29.120.40 - Switches
• Technical Committee: F01 - Electronics
• Drafting Committee: F01.18 - Printed Electronics

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1689-02 - Standard Test Method for Determining the Insulation Resistance of a Membrane Switch
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005
• Replaced By: ASTM F1689-05(2012) - Standard Test Method for Determining the Insulation Resistance of a Membrane Switch
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F1596-15 - Standard Test Method for Exposure of a Membrane Switch or Printed Electronic Device to Temperature and Relative Humidity
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F2865-13(2021) - Standard Guide for Classifying the Degrees of Ingress of Dust and Water into a Membrane Switch (Withdrawn 2023)
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F1689–05
Standard Test Method for
Determining the Insulation Resistance of a Membrane
1
Switch
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1689; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.5 Insulation resistance measurement may be destructive
and units that have been tested should be considered unreliable
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the insu-
for future use.
lation resistance of a membrane switch.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4. Interferences
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.1 The following parameters may affect the result of this
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
test:
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4.1.1 Humidity,
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4.1.2 Contamination,
2. Terminology 4.1.3 Barometric pressure, and
4.1.4 Temperature.
2.1 Definitions:
2.1.1 insulation resistance—the electrical resistance be-
5. Apparatus
tween test points.
5.1 Electric Device, suitable to provide a constant prese-
2.1.2 leakage current—current flow through the insulation
lected dc voltage and suitable electronic monitoring device to
between test points.
measure very small current levels (micro-ampere range), or
2.1.3 membrane switch—a momentary switching device in
5.2 Resistance Measuring Device, such as a megohm-meter,
which at least one contact is on, or made of, a flexible
or equivalent that can provide a specified voltage. (This would
substrate.
replace 5.1.)
2.1.4 test points—two preselected conductive points in a
circuit loop, possibly including a switch.
6. Procedure—Voltage Source Method ( Fig. 1)
6.1 Pretest Setup:
3. Significance and Use
6.1.1 Connect test points of the switch assembly to the
3.1 Insulation resistance is useful for design verification,
voltage source.
quality control of materials, and workmanship.
6.1.2 Connect leakage current measuring device in series
3.2 Low insulation resistance can cause high leakage cur-
with the voltage source.
rents.
6.2 In-Process Test:
3.3 High leakage currents can lead to deterioration of the
6.2.1 Adjust voltage source to 100 VDC 6 10%oras
insulation or false triggering of the associated input device, or
specified.
both.
6.2.2 Dwell for 60 s.
3.4 Specific areas of testing are, but not limited to:
6.2.3 Record leakage current.
3.4.1 Conductor/dielectric/conductor crossing point.
3.4.2 Close proximity of conductors, and
7. Procedure—Megohm Method ( Fig. 2)
3.4.3 Any other conductive
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