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Substitute Leakage Test

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The Tester measures the current that flows and scales the result to
display a guide to the current that would flow if the test voltage had
been the nominal mains supply voltage.

Please note that values for Substitute Leakage may differ
substantially from that of conventional Earth Leakage tests because
of the way that the test is performed (e.g. it will be affected by the
presence of Neutral-to-Earth suppression devices).

This test can prove useful in situations where conventional Insulation
tests are unacceptable.

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 60s in
1s steps or a continuous measurement indicated by two dashes (--).

Press the SELECT button to change to another setting or press the
START/STOP button to perform the test if the other settings are
acceptable.

Test Limit
With the secondary display flashing and indicating current (mA
displayed), use the cursor keys to step through the test limits
available and stop with the appropriate limit displayed.

A special limit indicated by a plus sign (+) to the left of the limit, is a
user adjustable limit.

To set your own limit, with this user adjustable limit flashing press
both cursor keys together. The limit as a whole will stop flashing with
the most significant digit flashing. Use the cursor buttons to set a
value for the flashing digit. Press the SELECT button to enable the