Alpha Technologies Celltron Essential CTE-1200 AT; CTE-2200 AT; CTE-3200 AT - Manual (Page 25)

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Chapter 3: Testing
Testing a site requires consistent practice of the procedures in this section, and keeping records of the
test results. Midtronics recommends that you establish a testing routine to monitor conductance loss
and prevent failures.
Note: Power outages can affect test results. Do not test the site if a power
outage recently occurred and the site is boost-charged.
Labeling jars and straps
The analyzer assigns labels to strings, jars and straps based on the order in which you test them.
The analyzer labels a jar in its memory with the letter “J” and a strap with the letter “S.” It adds a
number that designates the jar within a string: 1 for the first jar tested, 2 for the second, etc. The
analyzer deisgnates the order in which strings are tested by adding a letter: “A” for the first string,
“B” for the second, etc.
For example, in the label “J02C,” “J” means you tested a jar, “02” is the second jar tested, and “C” is
the third string. Figure 2 shows an example of the labels for a jar and straps when testing from the left
to right.
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Figure 2. Test pattern and labels of jars and straps on 2 strings
STRING B
STRING A J01A S01A
J01B S01B J03B J02B S02B S03B J04B
J02A J03A S02A S03A J04A S04A