Models AC-30B and AC-30BHP Mains Frequency Spark Tester
Instruction Manual
295 East Main Street
Clinton, CT 06413 USA
Telephone: 860.669.7548 Fax: 860.669.3825
www.clintoninstrument.com
Clinton Instrument Company
Page 1: ...and AC 30BHP Mains Frequency Spark Tester Instruction Manual Instruction Manual 295 East Main Street Clinton CT 06413 USA Telephone 860 669 7548 Fax 860 669 3825 www clintoninstrument com Clinton Inst...
Page 2: ...Models AC 30B and AC 30BHP Mains Frequency Spark Tester AC 30B Instruction Manual Page 1 Rev Null b0002 10 22 18...
Page 3: ...3B Horn Light Tower 13 Provide for ventilation of the Test Module 13 POWER WIRING 13 Install an external disconnecting device 13 Mains Power 14 Ground the Spark Tester 14 TERMINAL BLOCK WIRING 14 CONN...
Page 4: ...t Malfunction UER 31 VOLTAGE MONITOR OUTPUT OPTIONS 31 High Voltage On Lamp HVL 31 High Voltage Watchdog WDL 31 FAULT OUTPUT OPTIONS 32 Fault Pulse FPL 32 Any Fault Alarm AFA 32 Pinhole Alarm PHA 33 M...
Page 5: ...NS PARAMETERS 42 FIELDBUS SPARK TESTER PARAMETER ADDRESSES 43 CALIBRATION 44 STCAL CALIBRATION 44 EVM MANUAL CALIBRATION PROCEDURE OR OTHER HIGH VOLTAGE DIVIDER 44 Connecting the EVM 44 Taking Calibra...
Page 6: ...Models AC 30B and AC 30BHP Mains Frequency Spark Tester AC 30B Instruction Manual Page 5 EU Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity ration of Conformity...
Page 7: ...Models AC 30B and AC 30BHP Mains Frequency Spark Tester AC 30B Instruction Manual Page 6 Specifications...
Page 8: ...Models AC 30B and AC 30BHP Mains Frequency Spark Tester AC 30B Instruction Manual Page 7...
Page 9: ...tures from 5 C to 40 C Humidity to 80 R H at 31 C decreasing linearly to 50 R H at 40 C The Clinton Instrument Company certifies that this equipment met its published specifications at the time of shi...
Page 10: ...to ground the test product for safety reasons many times this warning is ignored In this situation both the spark tester and the entire length of the wire line will radiate these emissions There is al...
Page 11: ...her Capacitor discharge energy of 50 Joules watt seconds is regarded as hazardous Clinton DC spark testers are current limited to 5 milliamperes or less Three kilohertz spark testers are limited to 4...
Page 12: ...ture time The following items are packed with the spark tester 1 AC 30B Spark tester 2 RC Display With mounting bracket when ordered 3 A power cord 4 A 9 Pin green terminal block connector for process...
Page 13: ...a suitable location for the spark tester The AC 30B Spark Tester is designed for use in a fixed location permanently connected to its power source The unit may be mounted on the supplied Clinton floor...
Page 14: ...ctrode to mount the X3B If another location is preferred a longer connecting cable may be required Provide for ventilation of the Test Module As with any apparatus producing a spark or electrical coro...
Page 15: ...n stranded insulated wire preferably green with a yellow stripe to the crimp terminal Fasten this to the ground stud and secure with the keps nut Connect the other end to a safety ground system in acc...
Page 16: ...Voltage Watchdog High Threshold values Bare Wire OUT3 To activate external lights alarms or relays when a Bare Wire type fault occurs wire them between dry relay contact pins 3 4 If the output functio...
Page 17: ...on Instrument Company The cable composition is normally dictated by the PLC but ordinarily 22 gauge conductors individually shielded or shielded pairs are required The maximum length of the cable is a...
Page 18: ...erminal block on the back of the spark tester The X3B is supplied with a 4 conductor cable The 10 pin connector will plug into the X3B terminal block and the 9 pin connector will connect to the spark...
Page 19: ...test voltage exceeds 500v For an indication that HV is ON in the electrode wire a lamp or auxiliary device here HV ON Relay When connecting auxiliary equipment to dry relay contacts pins 1 2 3 4 or 5...
Page 20: ...rily cycle the Voltage display through the Percent Load and the Set Point Values UP DOWN ARROW VOLTAGE ADJUST buttons The spark test voltage may be adjusted from 0 to 15 000 volts in 100 volt incremen...
Page 21: ...mmunication interfaces R RESET button Pressing the R button will reset all fault conditions and their corresponding Relay output The RESET button will have no effect on the number of faults registered...
Page 22: ...R The Normal Sensitivity setting is Clinton Instrument Company s bench standard and will pass the IEC 62230 600 uA standard for spark tester sensitivity RED The Reduced Sensitivity setting will meet t...
Page 23: ...nd the electrode is made Set Point Voltage This is the desired test voltage that is input through the front panel controls or remotely by PLC Voltage Watchdog Test Voltage parameters may be set by use...
Page 24: ...hole faults closely spaced It can also be a single fault of longer duration where no metal contact was made between the wire conductor and the electrode Metal Contact Sometimes referred to as BARE WIR...
Page 25: ...isabled If the display has been locked by a PIN a PIN entry screen will be presented For more information see RC Display Security below A Button If pressed while at a top level menu item it will exit...
Page 26: ...al This configures the Output Function assigned to the hardware output labeled OUT2 XXX is the configured function For sub menu items see the Spark Tester Outputs section of this manual This configure...
Page 27: ...e unit will not be locked on power up PIN lock mode This can be set to 0 1 2 or 3 When the unit is locked the different modes will lockout the following functions on the RC Display 0 Configuration Men...
Page 28: ...may be set to Auto AUT or set to a numeric value See Fault Pulse Length in the Definition of Terms section of the manual for more information AUT Auto mode uses default information to calculate a faul...
Page 29: ...the Baud Rate in bps Configures the CompactCom Fieldbus Communications Interface Changes will not take effect until the system is restarted CON If active bus module is installed NA If passive bus modu...
Page 30: ...x 0 0 0 0 Gateway 1 255 Default 10 Ex 0 0 0 0 Gateway 1 255 Default 10 Ex 0 0 0 0 This displays the current firmware version for the AC 30B and the RC This information will be useful when contacting C...
Page 31: ...ssigned to input pins labeled IN0 and IN1 located on the terminal block so that the unit will perform the required task High Voltage Enable HVE To enable high voltage install a wire jumper normally cl...
Page 32: ...This output will change state when the actual voltage is equal to or above the set HVON configuration item value and will turn off when the voltage is equal to or below the set HVOF configuration ite...
Page 33: ...t be exact when using relay type outputs Any Fault Alarm AFA This output will operate in 3 different modes NLC LCH RVF The Any Fault alarm is triggered by any high voltage fault that occurs See the De...
Page 34: ...he output will change state Metal Contact Alarm MCA This output will operate in 2 different modes NLC LCH The Metal Contact alarm will respond only to a direct metal contact fault type See the Fault T...
Page 35: ...modes NLC LCH The Gross Barewire alarm will respond only to a Gross Barewire fault type See the Fault Typing section of the manual for more information Gross Barewire Alarm Mode GBMO Non Latch Mode Th...
Page 36: ...l to or greater than the configured MPLT Multi Pinhole Count Limit MPLT Amount of counts allowed before the output responds Gross Barewire Limit GBL This output will change state when the Gross Barewi...
Page 37: ...ont panel or remotely Any Barewire Alarm Time ABMS Set in seconds 01 5 0 If ABMO is set to NLC this is the time for which the output will change state Any Pinhole Alarm APH This output will operate in...
Page 38: ...ode design may impact performance of metal contact detection MULTI PINHOLE A series of high voltage discharges no less than 2 5 x electrode length where the electrode does not make physical contact wi...
Page 39: ...Models AC 30B and AC 30BHP Mains Frequency Spark Tester AC 30B Instruction Manual Page 38 Spark Tester Configuration USB Contact factory for details at support clintoninstrument com...
Page 40: ...several minutes or longer damage to the equipment may result This condition should be avoided either by switching the spark tester OFF manually or by a zero speed switch operated by the machinery Sim...
Page 41: ...dress RS 485 Connector The pin configuration for the RS 485 port is listed in the table below Pin Name 1 TX 2 TX 3 RX 4 RX 5 GND 6 NC 7 NC 8 NC 9 NC RS 485 Parameters The default parameters of for the...
Page 42: ...voltage input at this pin changes the spark tester s output voltage proportionally 7 Remote Fault pulse collector Max Voltage 30V DC Max Current 150mW 8 Remote Fault pulse emitter Max Voltage 30V DC M...
Page 43: ...default communication parameters for the various fieldbuses that are supported by the AC 30B Spark Tester Note the Data Sizes are fixed and cannot be changed Interface Types Parameter Default Modbus...
Page 44: ...ge of the Watchdog Low and High levels FP STATUS Bit 3 R Set when the fault is detected and cleared at end of fault pulse duration AF ALARM STATUS Bit 4 R State of the AF Alarm cleared by Fault Reset...
Page 45: ...alibration with the STCAL please follow the instructions for the STCAL system EVM Manual Calibration Procedure or other high voltage divider The EVM has a mirrored area to assist in eliminating errors...
Page 46: ...rmation 6 Press the Down Arrow until MCAL is displayed on the voltage display 7 Press the B button for several seconds until the Fault Count display shows S 00 0 for 0kV Adjusting the Spark Tester Out...
Page 47: ...values are within tolerance 22 Press the A button to exit the output voltage adjustment mode Press the A button again to exit Manual Calibration mode Adjusting the Spark Tester Primary Voltage 23 Ente...
Page 48: ...n the back panel of the unit Two additional fuses that could be defective are found on the relay output printed circuit board behind the back panel Periodic Inspection It is important to inspect the e...
Page 49: ...the mounting plate or replace 3 Inspect proper grounding of inner conductor 4 If after 1 2 3 have been corrected you still experience false counting due to a capacitive loading effect on your test pr...
Page 50: ...ss Control Duration value may be too short for the auxiliary equipment to recognize 2 Check fuse on main pc board The spark tester controls are on but the equipment does not function 1 The high voltag...
Page 51: ...bly Transformer 30kV with Shunt 01303 Light bulb 200W 90550 Variac Staco 501B 90570 Transformer Isolation 90754 Voltage Servo Motor 91371 Standoff Ceramic 4 x 4 5 8 91443 Standoff Ceramic 4 x 6 BD A50...
Page 52: ...o the factory or to your Clinton sales representative for evaluation Optional Accessories Part Number Description FS 6G Electrode Stand Complete X3B W 91224G Plate Horn Light for small chassis STCAL L...
Page 53: ...ice our obligation under this warranty being limited to repair or replacement of the defective parts This warranty does not apply to fuses lamps or any normally expendable parts Any part appearing to...
Page 54: ...sembly BILL OFF MATERIALS ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION PART No QTY 1 Leg Floor Stand 91330G 4 2 Rail Floor Stand 91331G 8 3 Carriage Bolt 5 16 18 x 3 4 91352 48 4 Foot Floor Stand Adjuster 91336G 4 5 Nut Kep...
Page 55: ...Models AC 30B and AC 30BHP Mains Frequency Spark Tester AC 30B Instruction Manual Page 54 Grounding of Conductors during the spark test...
Page 56: ...Models AC 30B and AC 30BHP Mains Frequency Spark Tester AC 30B Instruction Manual Page 55...
