Seaward Apollo 600 - Manual (Page 20)

Touch Current
Warning: Always test the insulation resistance before performing a Touch
Current test.
Warning: Always check that an appliance with moving parts (e.g. an electric drill)
is safely mounted to avoid risk of damage to equipment or personnel.
Attention: Avoid prolonged, repeated use at full load (16A) and excessive test
duration as this may reduce the life of the unit.
Always ensure that appliance and leads, which include RCD protection, that the
RCD is reset at the beginning of the test. Failure to do so may result in incorrect
measurements being recorded.
This test is applicable on Class I and Class II Equipment.
The Apollo 600 should be connected to a mains supply.
The EUT should be connected into the EUT socket, the red
test terminal should be connected to point at which the
leakage measurement is required.
In manual mode once the correct connections have been made for the selected test type
press the Start button, in automatic mode the test will proceed automatically. The test will
continue until it times out. If we wish to abort the current test press the Stop button. The
measurement will be displayed in milli Amps.
Should the test measurement over range then the test will be aborted immediately and a fail
will be logged.
RCD Trip Time
Voltages between the protective conductor and earth may influence
measurements.
This test will pass a sinusoidal current of 30mA between the EUT socket and the IEC socket,
and measure the time it takes for the in-line RCD to trip.
Remove all other connections before performing an RCD test.
The Apollo 600 should be connected to a mains
supply. The RCD should be plugged into the EUT test
socket and a connection should be made from the RCD
mains output to the IEC test socket.
Once the correct connections have been made for the selected test type press
the Start button. The RCD will be powered and you will be prompted to reset the RCD. When
you have reset the RCD the Apollo 600 will count down and then perform the RCD test, the
RCD trip time will be displayed. The measurement will be displayed in milli seconds.