Copyright June, 2007 by BC Group International, Inc.
Author: Michael R. Erwine
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Revision 1 – June 13, 2007
Product Comparison Overview
A brief overview of the BC Biomedical ESU-2000 Series as compared to leading competitive products on today’s
market is as follows:
Feature / Product
BC Biomedical
ESU-2050
BC Biomedical
ESU-2300
Fluke
Biomedical
454A
(Discontinued)
Fluke
Biomedical
RF303RS
Metron QA-ES
&
Fluke
Biomedical
QA-ES
Industry standard current sensing
technology
Yes Yes Yes
No
Voltage
Measurement
No
Voltage
Measurement
High-speed digital waveform processing
and analysis
Yes
Patent Pending
DFA
®
Technology
Yes
Patent Pending
DFA
®
Technology
No No No
Store digitized high resolution ESU
waveforms
Yes
No No No No
Export ESU waveform data to Microsoft
Excel
®
Yes Yes
No No No
Internal load resistors
No
Yes Yes Yes Yes
External load resistor capability
Yes
Yes
Yes
Proprietary Load
Modules Only
No No
RF Leakage Current Testing
Yes
Perform Test
Externally using
1:1 Current
Transformer
Yes Yes Yes Yes
CQM Testing (Internal)
No
Perform
Externally per
OEM
Specifications
Yes Yes
Limited
Yes
Limited
Yes
Limited
Displayed parameters
Power (watts)
Peak Voltage
RMS Voltage
RMS Current
Crest Factor
Test Load
Ω
Power (watts)
RMS Current
Test Load
Ω
Power (watts)
RMS Current
Peak to Peak
Voltage
Crest Factor
Test Load
Ω
Power (watts)
RMS Current
Test Load
Ω
Power (watts)
RMS Current
Peak to Peak
Voltage
Crest Factor
RS232
Communications
Port
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
USB Communications Port
Yes
Yes
No No No
Battery Operation
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Pulse waveform compatibility
Yes
No No No No
Accuracy specification for RMS current
10
1% of Reading
2.5% of Reading
5% of Reading
2.5% of Reading
2% of Reading
Accuracy specification for RMS power
11
1% of Reading
5% of Reading
10% of Reading
5% of Reading
Not Specified
Easy Flash ROM field upgrades via PC
Yes
Yes
No No No
First introduced to market (year)
2007
2007
1993
1998
2002
Manufactured
In
(Country)
USA USA USA USA
Norway
U.S. List Price
$ 4,495
$ 3,495
$ 4,442
$ 3,439
$ 4,720
For a more thorough product comparison, please visit
www.bcgroupintl.com/compare.htm
and download the
product comparison sheet on the ESU-2000 Series in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
10
This is an abbreviated specification. See the full specification in the product specifications at the end of this document or in the Appendices.
11
This is an abbreviated specification. See the full specification in the product specifications at the end of this document or in the Appendices.
