Compliance West MegaPulse Capacitor A PF Series, Instruction Manual

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ITEM NAME FUNCTION
1 VOLTAGE Adjust Knob
Adjust the voltage set point in the tester.
Press it once to adjust the most significant digits and twice for the less significant digits, then turn Clockwise to increase the
output voltage before the
CHARGE button has been pressed.
2 POLARITY switch Polarity is Fixed at positive. Having this button pressed while turning the tester On, the meter will display software version.
3
NOR REV indicator
Indicates the state of the Output Polarity switch.
NOR indicates Normal (Positive) position.
REV indicates Reverse (Negative) position.
4 CHARGE switch
Starts the charge process of the tester capacitor.
The
CHARGE indicator will turn off after the CHARGE switch is pressed, and the TRIGGER indicator will turn on.
The charge process will stop after 2 minutes if the TRIGGER button is not pressed.
5
CHARGE indicator
This Yellow indicator is lit to show that pressing the CHARGE switch is the next logical step in a test sequence.
CHARGE indicator is lit when the tester is turn ON an after pressing TRIGGER button.
CHARGE indicator will go out after pressing CHARGE button.
CHARGE and TRIGGER Indicators will be blinking if the Interlock Switch is open. (Only testers with Interlock Switch
Option)
6
TRIGGER switch
Triggers the output impulse waveform.
The impulse waveform will appear across the output leads.
7 TRIGGER indicator
This Red indicator is lit to show that the tester can be trigger.
TRIGGER indicator is lit for 2 minutes after the CHARGE button is pressed.
TRIGGER indicator will go out after pressing TRIGGER button.
TRIGGER and CHARGE Indicators will be blinking if the Interlock Switch is open (Only testers with Interlock Switch
Option)
TRIGGER indicator will blink at when the Voltage. This effect will remain on until the TRIGGER switch is pressed.
(Only testers with PC Interface option)
8 VOLTAGE meter
Displays the output voltage set point.
The voltage reading will increase from zero to the voltage set point when the CHARGE button is pressed. Note that the
Voltage meter may indicate that some residual voltage is present on the main storage capacitor, even when the tester is first
turned ON. This is due to inherent charging of the internal capacitors. Pressing the
TRIGGER switch will discharge the
capacitors. Note that the peak amplitude of the measured output waveform is proportional to the voltage that is read of the
front panel of the MegaPulse, but it will always be somewhat lower. This is because the meter on the MegaPulse is
measuring the voltage on the main impulse storage capacitor. This voltage will intentionally dissipate to some extent before
reaching the output leads.
The meter will start to flash at
1600V to indicate that voltage is in the maximum limits.
If unit includes PC Interface and the Keyboard is locked, the display will show OFF when a button is pressed.