Advantages of the Supernova XE test equipment.

	This test equipment was designed from the ground up to comply with AS/NZ3760:2003. From 250V testing of MOV devices through to leakage tests for Class II appliances with an electronic switch, the Supernova XE satisfies the requirements of AS/NZ3760:2003.
	From its powerful testing and tagging results, tag printing using the powerful Protag printer, data recording and download capabilities, to its user-friendly interface characteristics, the Supernova XE offers maximum scope for ensuring complete & accurate testing and tagging. The Protag printer prints thermal, durable, and permanent synthetic tags directly on-site eliminating the need for handwritten tags.
	This is a Proven system: The Supernova XE is Australia's leading professional, high volume testing, tagging and asset management system. Users include government, schools, colleges, universities, manufacturing, hotels, construction, mining, telecommunications, broadcast, hire industry, electrical contractors and safety consultancies around Australian and New Zealand.
	Time is money and writing Test tags and recording in a log book days are over: Computer based automated systems are improving efficiency across all areas of our daily lives. It was only a matter of time before automated testing and tagging systems were introduced that would dramatically decrease the time spent on the manual processes of appliance testing, log book entry and handwriting test tags. The benefits of this new technology are not only improved testing throughput, (up to 30 or more tests per hour), but include more accountable and accurate record keeping and the guarantee that testing procedures fully comply to AS/NZS 3760:2003 in ways that are impossible with the use of a multimeter and an insulation tester when writing the test tags by hand.
	Other benefits:  that relate to after we have completed your tagging: "New To Service" (NTS) Software Utility allows our technicians simply and quickly print customised "New To Service" tags from a laptop connected to the Printer.

Compliance with AS/NZS 3760:2003

If your current testing and tagging service provider simply uses a multimeter and an insulation tester, or one of the many low cost Pass/Fail PAT testers on the market, then you should be aware that this type of testing does not comply with the requirements of AS/NZ3760:2003.   It is now mandatory for leakage current tests to be undertaken with Class I and Class II equipment that has an electronic, magnetic or membrane type on/off switch. Most modern office equipment uses membrane type On/Off electronic switches as do many power tools. Examples of magnetic switches include new toasters (which will not latch without power applied) and some new power tools.   Insulation testing of these appliances no longer complies with AS/NZS 3760:2003. Such appliances must be powered to get past the electronic or magnetic switch. You may find that your current service provider using this type of test equipment could be passing an appliance, which has a fault beyond the switch!   Under these types of circumstances, a Class I item requires a leakage current test to be with maximum leakage of 5mA and a Class II item requires a leakage current test to be conducted with a maximum leakage of 1mA. These types of tests must be available on your appliance testing instrument to comply with AS/NZ3760:2003 and are not found on any handheld testers or models that are manufactured to British or other overseas standards. The Supernova XE used by ATS Technicians was designed from the ground up to comply to AS/ZNS 3760:2003 and is able to complete all the required tests.   All Class I appliances have a protective earthing conductor as their safeguard against electrical faults. The Supernova XE allows for testing of this earth connection with a current of 25A, stressing the earth connection and searching for poor earth connections of a few strands or less. This cannot be achieved with a digital multimeter or an insulation tester, but only with a dedicated appliance tester such as the Supernova XE that provides a 25A earth bond test. The use of anything other than a 25A appliance tester is only checking the earth continuity, and not the integrity of the earth bond. In a worst case scenario, an appliance tested with a multimeter or insulation tester may return a pass reading for earth continuity, but in reality was only connected by a single strand with would burn out. If the appliance subsequently developed a fault and fault current flowed through the earth conductor fusing the connection, the appliance will then look for a suitable earth, which could be the operator, a 25A earth bond test is widely regarded as "Best Practice" for testing the earth connection of an appliance.