HT instruments SIRIUS89N - Manual (Page 3)

SIRIUS89N
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND PROCEDURES.......................................................................................... 4
1.1. Forwards.................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2. Preliminary Instruction ............................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3. During Use............................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.4. After Use.................................................................................................................................................................. 5
2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................... 6
2.1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 6
2.2. Functions ................................................................................................................................................................. 6
3. PREPARATION FOR USE ........................................................................................................................... 7
3.1. Initial Control............................................................................................................................................................ 7
3.2. Power Supply........................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.3. Calibration................................................................................................................................................................ 8
3.4. Storage .................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4. INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................... 9
4.1. Display Description ................................................................................................................................................ 10
4.2. Initial Screen .......................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.3. Backlight function................................................................................................................................................... 10
5. INITIAL SETTINGS......................................................................................................................................11
5.1. How to Adjust the Contrast .................................................................................................................................... 11
5.2. How to Set Date and Time..................................................................................................................................... 11
5.3. How to Set the Language ...................................................................................................................................... 11
5.4. Reset ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12
6. SAFETY TEST FUNCTIONS.......................................................................................................................13
6.1. LOW Ω: Continuity Test with 200mA Test Current................................................................................................. 13
6.1.1. Calibrating the test leads ("CAL" Mode) ..........................................................................................................................14
6.1.2. Measurement Procedure .................................................................................................................................................15
6.1.3. Results of "AUTO" mode .................................................................................................................................................16
6.1.4. Results of "RT+" and "RT-" modes ..................................................................................................................................16
6.1.5. "AUTO", RT+", "RT-" faulty cases....................................................................................................................................17
6.2. M Ω: Insulation resistance Measurement with 50V, 100V, 250V, 500V, 1000V Test Voltage...................................... 19
6.2.1. Measurement Procedure .................................................................................................................................................19
6.2.2. Results of "MAN" mode ...................................................................................................................................................21
6.2.3. Results of "TMR" mode....................................................................................................................................................22
6.2.4. "MAN" and "TIMER" mode faulty cases...........................................................................................................................23
6.3. RCD: Test on "A" and "AC" RCDs Type ................................................................................................................ 24
6.3.1. Tripping times for the general and selective RCDs..........................................................................................................26
6.3.2. Measurement procedure..................................................................................................................................................27
6.3.3. RCD Faulty cases............................................................................................................................................................32
6.4. LOOP : Measurement of Line Impedance, Fault loop Impedance, Prospective Short Circuit Current
Calculation and Phase Sequence Indicator ........................................................................................................... 37
6.4.1. High resolution Impedance measurement (0.1m Ω) ........................................................................................................37
6.4.2. Measurement procedure and results of "P-N" mode .......................................................................................................38
6.4.3. Measurement procedure and results of "P-P" mode........................................................................................................39
6.4.4. Measurement procedure and results of "P-PE" mode .....................................................................................................40
6.4.5. Measurement procedure and results of " R
A
" mode ...................................................................................................42
6.4.6. Measurement procedure and results of " " mode .......................................................................................................43
6.4.7. LOOP Faulty Cases ..................................................................................................................................................44
6.5. EARTH: Soil Resistance and Resistivity Measurements ....................................................................................... 49
6.5.1. Measurement procedure and results of "2-W"and "3-W" mode.......................................................................................50
6.5.2. Measurement procedure and results of " ρ" mode ...........................................................................................................51
6.5.3. "2-W", "3-W" and " ρ" faulty cases....................................................................................................................................52
7. AUX: MEASUREMENT WITH EXTERNAL PROBES.................................................................................55
7.1. Environmental parameter and leakage current: REAL TIME MEASUREMENT .................................................... 56
7.2. Environmental parameter and leakage current: RECORDING .............................................................................. 58