Eaton's test labs perform a wide range of electrical tests including low- and medium-voltage current interruption, overload electrical and mechanical endurance, high current withstands, temperature rise, thermal calibration and magnetic calibration.
Tests are conducted per industry (UL, CSA, IEC, IEEE) or customer-supplied standards. Typical test samples include molded case circuit breakers, power circuit breakers, vacuum circuit breakers, contactors, low- and medium-voltage switchgear, bus duct, transformers and fuses.
The Beaver High Power Lab, located in Beaver, Pennsylvania, is a high power testing facility for the use of Eaton and outside clients.
The Belmont High Power Lab, located in Belmont, North Carolina, is a high power testing facility for the use of Eaton and outside clients.
The Franksville High Power Lab, located within the Thomas A. Edison Technical Center in Franksville, Wisconsin, is a high power testing facility for the use of Eaton and outside clients.
The Ellisville High Power Lab, located within the Paul P. Gubany Center in Ellisville, Missouri, is a high power testing facility for the use of Eaton and outside clients.