FL-20A Instruction Manual - Page 13
Model FL-20A Cable Fault Locator
Note: change the Password before you turn ON the Lock Settings Menu
option.
Lock Settings Menu
When Lock Settings Menu is ON, you will be required to enter the admin
password to access the Settings menu. If the password is lost, contact
the factory. The default setting is OFF.
Set Date and Time
If printed report information with date and time is required, enter the
current date and time. The FL-20A will retain this setting in memory,
even when it is turned OFF.
Printer Installed
Turn ON this setting if a thermal printer is attached to the FL-20A.
Automatic Printing
When this setting is ON, it will force printing at the end of each test,
rather than prompting the operator.
Shorts Parameters
Shorts Parameters are accessed from the Settings menu. The first page
of the Shorts Parameters settings will appear. These settings will apply
to all shorts tests that will be done. They are saved in memory even
when the FL-20A is off.
Auto Voltage Detect
During the shorts test, the optimum voltage level is the test voltage
required to cause a fault to arc to ground, not higher. When Auto Volt-
age Detect is ON, the fault locator will begin testing the conductor at
10% of the Shorts Max Voltage and increase it by 10% increments until
a short is found. For example, if Shorts Max Voltage is set at 10KV, the
test voltage begins at 1KV and rises by 1KV until a short is found.
This feature may prevent damage to the cable by testing at the lowest
possible voltage. It also may be useful when multiple high voltage shorts
are present, since one short may arc at a lower test voltage than another.
When the first short is detected, it can be cut out of the cable, and the
test can be resumed to locate the second short.
Full Test
When this setting is ON, the equipment will first locate the distance of
