Amprobe Multitest-1000 Continuity-Tester - Manual (Page 2)

AMPROBE
MULTITEST1000
Index:
1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND PROCEDURES ........................................................3
1.1. PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................................3
1.2. DURING USE ....................................................................................................................4
1.3. AFTER USE.......................................................................................................................4
2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION .........................................................................................5
2.1. FUNCTIONS......................................................................................................................5
2.2. INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION..........................................................................................6
3. PREPARATION FOR USE .........................................................................................8
3.1. INITIAL CONTROL ............................................................................................................8
3.2. POWER SUPPLY ..............................................................................................................8
3.3. CALIBRATION...................................................................................................................8
3.4. STORAGE .........................................................................................................................8
3.5. HOW TO SET LANGUAGE AND MEASUREMENT UNIT ................................................9
4. DESCRIPTION OF THE ROTARY SWITCH FUNCTIONS.......................................11
4.1. LOW Ω: CONTINUITY TEST OF EARTH, PROTECTIVE AND EQUALIZING
POTENTIAL CONDUCTORS ..........................................................................................11
4.1.1. M ODE "CAL" ...............................................................................................................................12
4.1.2. P ROCEDURE FOR MEASURING CONTINUITY OF EQUALIZING POTENTIAL CONDUCTORS MODE "AUTO",
"R+TIMER", "R-TIMER".............................................................................................................14
4.1.3. A NOMALOUS CASES DURING "AUTO", "R+TIMER", "R-TIMER" TESTS ..........................................16
4.2. M Ω: INSULATION RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT WITH TEST VOLTAGE OF 50V,
100V, 250V, 500V OR 1000V ....................................................................................18
4.2.1. P ROCEDURE FOR MEASURING INSULATION RESISTANCE IN ANY MODE .............................................19
4.2.2. S PECIAL CASES WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING THE TESTS "MAN" & "TIMER" ....................................24
4.3
: PHASE SEQUENCE INDICATOR ...........................................................................25
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4.3.1. M ODE " " ................................................................................................................................26
4.3.2. A NOMALOUS CASES WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING PHASE SEQUENCE TESTS ......................................28
4.4. EARTH ρ: EARTH RESISTANCE AND RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT.......................30
4.4.1. M EASUREMENT PROCEDURE FOR "2P" TEST MODE ........................................................................31
4.4.2. M EASUREMENT PROCEDURE FOR "3P" TEST MODE ........................................................................35
4.4.3. M EASUREMENT PROCEDURE FOR " ρ"
TEST MODE ..........................................................................38
4.4.4. A NOMALOUS CASES WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING EARTH ρ
TESTS ..................................................40
5. HOW TO SAVE, RECALL AND CLEAR DATA STORED IN MEMORY..................42
5.1. SAVE: "SAVE" KEY.........................................................................................................42
5.2. RECALL: "RCL" KEY.......................................................................................................43
5.3. CLEAR: "CLR" KEY.........................................................................................................44
6. RESET OF THE INSTRUMENT AND DEFAULT PARAMETERS ...........................46
6.1. RESET PROCEDURE.....................................................................................................46
6.2. DEFAULT PARAMETERS...............................................................................................46
7. INSTRUMENT CONNECTION TO A PC ..................................................................47
8. MAINTENANCE........................................................................................................48
8.1. GENERAL........................................................................................................................48
8.2. BATTERY REPLACEMENT ............................................................................................48
8.3. INSTRUMENT CLEANING..............................................................................................48
9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................49
9.1. TECHNICAL FEATURES ................................................................................................49
9.1.1. S AFETY STANDARDS ....................................................................................................................51
9.1.2. G ENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ...........................................................................................................51
9.2. ENVIRONMENT ..............................................................................................................52
9.2.1. E NVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS .......................................................................................52
9.2.2. EMC...........................................................................................................................................52
9.3. ACCESSORIES...............................................................................................................52
10. SERVICE...................................................................................................................53
10.1. WARRANTY CONDITIONS.............................................................................................53
11. PRACTICAL REPORTS FOR ELECTRICAL TESTS...............................................54
11.1. LOW Ω: CONTINUITY MEASUREMENT ON PROTECTIVE CONDUCTORS................54
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