CEE Breakout Box

Description

Measuring power on mains-powered equipment can be a bit tricky, especially since high-accuracy power analyzers typically need separate inputs for both voltage and current. This setup offers great flexibility, but it’s not always the most intuitive—particularly when dealing with 3-phase systems, where you may end up managing a tangle of as many as 12 banana plug leads.

While this breakout / adapter box doesn’t necessarily reduce the number of banana cables involved, it significantly improves clarity and organization. That means fewer mistakes, and fewer opportunities for something to go badly wrong. To make the setup even more intuitive, we suggest using color-coded banana cables, matching the breakout box’s labeled sockets for easier identification.

Devices like 3-phase CDN units used for surge and conducted immunity testing commonly rely on banana plug connections. In such cases, this breakout box serves as a handy, time-saving tool.