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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

   MN280067EN   July 2017

The instructions in this manual are not intended as a 

substitute for proper training or adequate experience in the 

safe operation of the equipment described. Only competent 

technicians who are familiar with this equipment should 

install, operate, and service it.
A competent technician has these qualifications:
• Is thoroughly familiar with these instructions.
•  Is trained in industry-accepted high and low-voltage safe 

operating practices and procedures.

•  Is trained and authorized to energize, de-energize, clear, 

and ground power distribution equipment.

•  Is trained in the care and use of protective equipment 

such as arc flash clothing, safety glasses, face shield, hard 

hat, rubber gloves, clampstick, hotstick, etc.

Following is important safety information. For safe 

installation and operation of this equipment, be sure to read 

and understand all cautions and warnings.

Safety instructions

Following are general caution and warning statements that 

apply to this equipment. Additional statements, related to 

specific tasks and procedures, are located throughout 

the manual.

Safety for life

!

SAFETY

FOR LIFE

!

SAFETY

FOR LIFE

Eaton meets or exceeds all applicable industry standards relating to product safety in its Cooper Power

 series products. 

We actively promote safe practices in the use and maintenance of our products through our service literature, instructional 

training programs, and the continuous efforts of all Eaton employees involved in product design, manufacture, marketing, 

and service.
We strongly urge that you always follow all locally approved safety procedures and safety instructions when working around 

high voltage lines and equipment, and support our “Safety For Life” mission.

Safety information

DANGER

Hazardous voltage . Contact with hazardous voltage will 

cause death or severe personal injury . Follow all locally 

approved safety procedures when working around 

high- and low-voltage lines and equipment . 

G103 .3

WARNING 

Before installing, operating, maintaining, or testing this 

equipment, carefully read and understand the contents 

of this manual . Improper operation, handling or 

maintenance can result in death, severe personal injury, 

and equipment damage . 

G101 .0

WARNING 

This equipment is not intended to protect human 

life . Follow all locally approved procedures and safety 

practices when installing or operating this equipment . 

Failure to comply can result in death, severe personal 

injury and equipment damage . 

G102 .1

WARNING 

Power distribution and transmission equipment must 

be properly selected for the intended application . It 

must be installed and serviced by competent personnel 

who have been trained and understand proper safety 

procedures . These instructions are written for such 

personnel and are not a substitute for adequate training 

and experience in safety procedures . Failure to properly 

select, install or maintain power distribution and 

transmission equipment can result in death, severe 

personal injury, and equipment damage . 

G122 .3

This manual may contain four types of hazard statements:

DANGER 

Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if 

not avoided, will result in death or serious injury .

WARNING 

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not 

avoided, could result in death or serious injury .

CAUTION 

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not 

avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury .

CAUTION

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not 

avoided, may result in equipment damage only .

Hazard Statement Definitions

Summary of Contents for MET

Page 1: ...Type MET electronic recloser control tester operating instructions COOPER POWER SERIES Reclosers MN280067EN Effective July 2017 Supersedes February 2001 S280 76 1...

Page 2: ...OSE OR MERCHANTABILITY OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFICALLY SET OUT IN ANY EXISTING CONTRACT BETWEEN THE PARTIES ANY SUCH CONTRACT STATES THE ENTIRE OBLIGATION OF EATON THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT SHALL NO...

Page 3: ...F LIABILITY I SAFETY FOR LIFE III SAFETY INFORMATION III Safety instructions iii SHIPMENT AND ACCEPTANCE 1 DESCRIPTION 1 SPECIFICATIONS 1 DESCRIPTION AND USE OF OPERATING CONTROLS 2 OPERATING PROCEDUR...

Page 4: ...age lines and equipment and support our Safety For Life mission Safety information DANGER Hazardous voltage Contact with hazardous voltage will cause death or severe personal injury Follow all locally...

Page 5: ...ecloser simulator provides a 2 1 2 cycles time delay to duplicate the interrupting time of a Type RE recloser in response to a trip signal from the control when recloser clearing time tests are being...

Page 6: ...ight Indicates an open recloser during control testing 11 Recloser simulator closed light Indicates a closed recloser during control testing 12 Timer Measures time of test 13 S 10 Timer reset button R...

Page 7: ...tional operation of the recloser T216 2 To remove the control from service 1 Place the Ground Trip switch to BLOCK 2 Disconnect the recloser interconnecting cable at the receptacle on the bottom of th...

Page 8: ...equipped with three test terminals 2 Move the manual control switch on the electronic control panel to CLOSE and release The target above the switch will show red 3 Turn Test Selector Switch S6 to DIS...

Page 9: ...RECLOSING position 3 Ground Trip switch in NORMAL position 4 Control settings programmed for desired operating conditions Tester 1 All switches and controls in their OFF or extreme counterclockwise po...

Page 10: ...CONDITIONS 2 Form 3 family controls only to prevent overshooting while raising the test current to the minimum trip level remove the timing plug from socket 1 to provide instantaneous trip 3 Check to...

Page 11: ...om the electronic control Figures 4 and 5 in Appendix A show the control response and Types RE and RVE clearing TCC curves for some common Form 3A control phase trip and ground trip timing plugs To ch...

Page 12: ...irst trip check that the control and tester settings are as specified under INITIAL CONDITIONS and proceed as follows 1 Remove the first Reclosing Interval Delay plug from the control panel and progra...

Page 13: ...h the control battery providing closing coil or closing motor energy is available at the recloser Initial conditions Control Battery connected and control in lockout verify with Lockout Test switch an...

Page 14: ...ypical phase trip TCC curves for Types RE and RVE reclosers 11 Figure 5 Typical ground trip TCC curves for Types RE and RVE reclosers 11 Table 2 Quiescent Drain of Form 2 and Form 3 Family Control Acc...

Page 15: ...KA522ME Remote minimum trip doubler 0 Supervisory contacts open 5 7 Supervisory contacts closed KA531ME Fuse elimination 0 KA533ME Dc supply adapter See KA339ME KA542ME Heater 0 KA545ME Load current i...

Page 16: ...eclose 0 KA2035ME2 Remote non reclose and remote ground trip block maintained 22 Supervisory contacts open 85 Supervisory contacts closed KA2039ME2 Recloser status 06 Recloser Open 16 Recloser Closed...

Page 17: ...three pins of the test cable plug are engaged 5 Perform the BATTERY TEST procedures as specified on Page 5 of this manual All form 2 controls 1 Attach both pig tailed adapter assemblies to the specia...

Page 18: ...he MET tester 2 Connect a jumper from the left hand jack to the cabinet on the front panel of the ME control 3 Proceed to Step 1 in the Control Operation Test Ground Trip or the Minimum Trip Test Grou...

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