Vanguard CT-8000 User Manual
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CT-8000 USER’S MANUAL
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1.3 Technical
Specifications
Table 1. CT-8000 Technical Specifications
TYPE Portable circuit-breaker analyzer
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
16”W x 11”H x 14”D (40.6 cm x 29.9 cm x 35.6 cm); Weight: 25 lbs (11.3 kg)
INPUT POWER
100 – 120 Vac or 200 – 240 Vac (selectable), 50/60Hz
DRY-CONTACT INPUT 3 or 6 dry-input channels (depending on model). Each channel detects main and
insertion-resistor contacts
TIMING WINDOWS 1-second, 10-seconds, or 20-seconds
TIMING RESOLUTIONS
±50 micro-seconds @ 1-second duration,
±0.5 milliseconds @ 10-second duration,
±1.00 milliseconds @ 20-second duration
TIMING ACCURACY 0.05% of reading ±50 micro-seconds @ 1-second duration
CONTACT DETECTION RANGE Closed: less than 20 ohms; Open: greater than 5,000 ohms
RESISTOR DETECTION RANGE 50 – 5,000 Ohms
CT CURRENT SENSOR One, non-contact, 0 – 100 Amperes
TRIGGER INPUT VOLTAGE Open/Close: 30 – 300V, DC or peak AC
VOLTAGE SENSING INPUT
RANGE
V1: analog input; 0 – 255V DC or peak AC; Sensitivity ±1V
V2: voltage presence/absence detector input; 30 – 300V DC or peak AC
BREAKER OPERATIONS
Initiate Open, Close, Open– Close, Close – Open, Open – Close – Open
BREAKER INITIATE CAPACITY 25A, 250Vac/dc max (100A Inrush)
INITIATE CURRENT READING
RANGE
One, non-contact, Hall-effect sensor, 0 – 20 amp range, dc to 5Khz
TRAVEL TRANSDUCER INPUTS 3 digital travel transducer channels; Linear range, 0.0 – 30.0 in (±0.01 in); Rotary
range: 0 – 360 degrees (±0.36 degrees)
CONTACT TRAVEL POINT
DIFFERENCE
Measures “slow-close” contact-point distances; results can be printed
DYNAMIC/STATIC RESISTANCE
RANGE
0.1 – 1,999 micro-ohms; Accuracy: ±2% of reading, ±5 micro-ohms
RESISTANCE TEST CURRENT 200 Amperes typical
RESISTOR TYPE TRANSDUCER
INPUT
200 Ohms – 10K Ohms
DISPLAY Back-lit LCD Screen (20 characters by 4 lines); viewable in bright sunlight and low-light
levels
PRINTER Built-in 4.5-inch wide thermal printer can print both graphic contact travel waveforms
and tabulated test results
INTERNAL TEST RECORD
STORAGE
Stores up to 150 test records and 99 test plans
COMPUTER INTERFACES One RS-232C port, One USB port
PC SOFTWARE Windows
®
XP/Vista-based Breaker-Analysis software is included with purchase price
SAFETY Designed to meet UL 6101A-1 and CAN/CSA C22.2 No 1010.1-92 standards
ENVIRONMENT Operating: -10°C to 50°C (+15°F to +122°F); Storage: -30°C to70°C (-22°F to +158°F)
HUMIDITY (MAX)
90% RH @ 40˚ C (104˚ F) non-condensing
ALTITUDE (MAX) 2000m (6562 ft) to fully safety specifications
OPTIONS
Transportation case (available for the CT-8000 and the travel transducers)
WARRANTY One year on parts and labor
NOTE
The above specifications are valid at nominal operating voltage and at a
temperature of 25
°C (77°F). Specifications may change without prior notice.