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Dielectric withstand test

When we use electricity, we need to make sure that the devices we use can handle it without getting hurt or breaking. To know if a device can handle electricity, we do something called a dielectric withstand test.

Think of electricity like water. Imagine a glass that you want to fill with water. Before you pour in the water, you want to make sure that the glass can hold it without breaking. In the same way, a dielectric withstand test checks if the device can hold electricity without breaking.

To do the test, we use a special machine that sends electricity through the device. We increase the amount of electricity little by little, and we watch to see if the device can handle it without breaking. If the device doesn't break, we know that it can handle electricity safely.

So, a dielectric withstand test is like checking if a glass can hold water without breaking, but instead, we check if a device can handle electricity without breaking.