Vanguard CT-6500 - Manual (Page 3)

CT-6500 Operating Instructions
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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction.................................................................................................................................1
2.0 CT-6500 Description..................................................................................................................1
2.1 Contact Timing Channels ..............................................................................................2
2.2 Analog Voltage Monitoring Channel................................................................................2
2.3 Digital Voltage Monitoring Channel.................................................................................2
2.4 Trip/Close Current Monitoring ........................................................................................2
2.5 Travel Transducer Input Channels.................................................................................2
2.6 Breaker Initiate Capability...............................................................................................2
2.7 Built-in Thermal Printer ..................................................................................................2
2.8 Computer Interface Capabilities.....................................................................................2
2.9 Timing Shots Storage Capabilities.................................................................................3
2.10 Diagnostic Capabilities.................................................................................................3
2.11 CT-6500 Display and Control Switches.......................................................................3
3.0 Test Result Tabulation ...............................................................................................................3
3.1 Electrical Measurement Results ....................................................................................3
3.2 Mechanical Measurement Results.................................................................................4
3.3 Analog Voltage Input Results .........................................................................................4
3.4 Digital Voltage Input Results ..........................................................................................4
3.5 Initiate Current Results...................................................................................................4
3.6 Slow-Close Test Results ...............................................................................................5
4.0 Test Result Graphics .................................................................................................................5
4.1 Thermal Printer Graphic Printout ...................................................................................5
5.0 CT-6500 Controls and Display...................................................................................................5
6.0 CT-6500 Analyzer Specifications...............................................................................................7
7.0 CT-6500 Special Features .........................................................................................................8
7.1 CT-6500 Supplied Cables ..............................................................................................8
7.2 CT-6500 Operating Voltages .........................................................................................9
7.3 CT-6500 Main Power Fuse............................................................................................9
7.4 CT-6500 Printer and Printer Paper ................................................................................9
7.5 CT-6500 Printer Paper Control ....................................................................................10
7.6 Replacing CT-6500 Thermal Paper.............................................................................10
7.7 CT-6500 LCD Contrast Control ...................................................................................10
8.0 Test Hook-up Connections ......................................................................................................11
8.1 Contact Cable Hookup .................................................................................................11
8.2 Initiate Cable Hookup....................................................................................................13
8.3 Analog Voltage Monitor Hookup....................................................................................14
8.4 Digital Voltage Monitor Hookup.....................................................................................14
8.5 External Trigger Input ...................................................................................................15
8.6 Transducer Connection ...............................................................................................16
9.0 OPERATING PROCEDURES.................................................................................................17
9.1 Timing a Circuit Breaker ..............................................................................................18
9.1.1 Timing an OPEN Operation With No Insertion Resistors.........................................19
9.1.2 Timing an OPEN Operation With Insertion Resistors ..............................................20
9.1.3 Timing CLOSE-OPEN Operation Using Contact Channel #1..................................21
9.1.4 Timing OPEN-CLOSE-OPEN Operation .................................................................23
9.2 Get Tabulated Timing Results Using the Thermal Printer...........................................24
9.2.1 Tabulated Results Interpretation ...............................................................................26