Seaward Europa Pac Plus User Manual
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AC Earth Continuity Tests
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Switch Position
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Earth Continuity A~
Test Icon Displayed ---
Class 1 (earthed) appliances
Plug the EUT into the tester outlet socket, connect the Earth
Continuity lead from its socket to the appliance metal part.
Class 2 (unearthed) appliances
This test cannot be performed since no earth connection is present in
the appliance plug.
Test Description
This test is to ensure that the connection between the earth pin in the
mains plug of the appliance and the metal casing of the appliance is
satisfactory and of sufficiently low resistance.
The 10A test current is applied between the earth pin of the mains
supply plug and the earth continuity test lead clip.
A high current is normally used to stress the connection under fault
conditions. The length of the test should be limited to prevent
damage due to overheating.
User Selectable Settings
Each press of the SELECT button will allow you to cycle through the
user selectable settings; test duration and test limit. The currently
selected setting will be flashing.
Test Duration
With the test duration flashing, use the cursor keys to step through
the test duration settings. A test duration can be set from 2s to 10s in
1s steps.