abstract:Hipot is an abbreviation for high potential. Traditionally, hipot is a term given to a class of electrical safety testing instruments used to verify electrical insulation in finished appliances, cables or other wired assemblies, printed circuit boards, electric motors, and transformers.
The finishedrotorandstator unit is thenassembledintoa central motor housing unit. The motorassembly is then subjected to a High-Potential (Hi-Pot) Test.