Chamber FAQ

Answers about environmental testing and test chambers

• How Chambers Work

  Articles about different aspects of how test chambers work, and why they may be limited.

  • What is an AGREE Chamber?
  • Why is airflow important?
  • De-humidification (or how to lower humidity)
  • What is an expansion valve?
  • High temperature limits of test chambers
  • How humidity control works
  • Methods of Humidity Generation
  • Methods of Humdity Measurement
  • How do test chambers get so cold?
  • Special tests: Rain, Dust, & Altitude
  • What is a HAST test?

• Buying and Installing a Chamber

  Articles to understand making a test chamber purchase and planning for installation and use.

  • About air-cooled chambers
  • Purchase considerations for Benchtops
  • Supplying Humidity Water
  • Chamber preventative maintenance overview
  • Moving-in my new chamber
  • Demo of SCP-220 controller
  • SCP-220 touch-screen controller info & demo
  • About water-cooled chambers

• Application Guides

  Articles explaining how to use certain test methods or chamber types.

  • Solar Photovoltaic Testing Chambers
  • Stimulation versus simulation
  • Defining 'thermal shock'
  • More on defining 'thermal shock'
  • Testing standards for Thermal Shock

• Technology Reports

  Our bi-annual reports collect technical articles about testing, test chambers, and ESPEC news.

  • Back Issues of our Technology Report
  • Sign up for email notification of new Technology Reports
  • Link to website with ESPEC Technology Reports

Latest News

• New Walk-in Brochure
  Friday, October 24 2008

  Our new Walk-in Brochure is now available for download.

  Continue Reading...

• New Price Rank tool online
  Tuesday, June 10 2008

  Now you can compare the price ‘ranking’ of our most popular test chambers online.

  Continue Reading...

• Now compare chamber models side-by-side
  Monday, March 31 2008

  The ESPEC North America website now can help you compare model specifications.

  Continue Reading...

• More News