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List of Tables 

Table Title 

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1. Features 

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Functions.............................................................. 3 

2. Models 

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Accessories ............................................................ 5

 

3. Troubleshooting.......................................................................... 14

 

 

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Summary of Contents for 1623

Page 1: ...ester Users Manual January 2006 2006 Fluke Corporation All rights reserved Printed in USA All product names are trademarks of their respective companies Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 2: ...ter to obtain return authorization information then send the product to that service center with a de scription of the difficulty postage and insurance prepaid FOB Destination Fluke as sumes no risk for damage in transit Following warranty repair the product will be re turned to Buyer transportation prepaid FOB Destination If Fluke determines that failure was caused by neglect misuse contamination...

Page 3: ...perating Instructions 7 RA 2 pole 3 pole Measurements 7 RA 4 pole Measurements 9 RA 3 pole Selective Earth Resistance Measurement with Current Clamp 10 RA 4 pole Selective Earth Resistance Measurement with Current Clamp 11 Stakeless Ground Loop Measurement 12 Troubleshooting 14 Specifications 16 Service 21 Storage 21 Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 4: ...1623 Users Manual ii Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 5: ...iii List of Tables Table Title Page 1 Features and Functions 3 2 Models and Accessories 5 3 Troubleshooting 14 Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 6: ...Users Manual iv Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 7: ...pole Measurement 8 5 RA 4 pole Measurements 9 6 RA 3 pole Selective Earth Resistance Measurement with Current Clamp 10 7 RA 4 pole Selective Earth Resistance Measurement with Current Clamp 11 8 Stakeless Ground Loop Measurement 13 9 Troubleshooting 15 Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 8: ...Users Manual vi Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 9: ...EC 1024 ENV 61024 DIN VDE 0185 and ÖVE E 49 This measuring device is only to be installed and operated by qualified personnel and according to the technical data in compliance with the safety precautions and regulations set forth below Additionally the use of this equipment requires compliance with all legal and safety regulations pertaining to each specific application Similar regulations apply t...

Page 10: ... is in progress no earth stake must be touched Qualified Personnel are persons familiar with the setting up installation starting off and operation of the device and possess a formal qualification required for such activities Features Earth ground resistance measurements in different installations e g high voltage pylons buildings electrical service grounding systems mobile communication stations ...

Page 11: ...tton for starting the selected measurement function C Liquid crystal display LCD D Connection H for auxiliary earth 4 mm E Connection S for probe 4 mm F Connection A for sensing current test clamp G Connection ES for earth electrode probe 4 mm H Connection E for the earth ground electrode to be measured 4 mm I Battery compartment for 6 alcaline batteries type AA LR6 or NiCd J Batteries bottom side...

Page 12: ...LR6 batteries 2 measuring leads 1 5 m 1 connector cable for RA 2 pole measurements 2 alligator clips 1 Users Manual Carrying Case The part number for the carrying case for the 1623 Earth Ground Tester and accessories such as the current probes is 2583565 Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 13: ...ludes three stakes one 25 m cable reel one 50 m cable reel ES 162P3 Stake set for 4 Pole Measurement Includes four stakes two 25 m cable reels one 50 m cable reel ES 162P4 Selective Stakeless Clamp Set for 1623 Consists oF EI 162X and EI 162AC EI 1623 Clip on Current Transformer sensing with shielded cable set EI 162X Shielded Cable Used w EI 162X Clamp 2630254 Clip on Current Transformer inducing...

Page 14: ...lems see section Troubleshooting Inserting Batteries Refer to Figure 2 and following these steps 1 Switch off instrument 2 Disconnect all test leads 3 Open battery compartment 4 Insert batteries Close battery compartment 2 4 1 3 edv002 eps Figure 2 Inserting Batteries Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 15: ... E C1 to the earth ground system to be measured with the supplied test lead and clip 1 5 m Place 2 ground stakes in earth dirt Minimum distance between earth electrode E C1 probe S P2 and auxiliary earth H C2 should be at least 20 m Connect the stakes with the 25 m and 50 m cable reels to H C2 and S P2 as shown below C Press START The active symbol indicates that a measurement is in progress For a...

Page 16: ...P S FL LUKE 1 2 3 4 FLUKE 1623 edv003 eps Figure 3 RA 2 pole Measurement m 0 2 m 0 2 E H S S E H e v i t c a 2 P S 2 C H 1 C E H S E s u l p V 0 5 x a m 2 P S FL LUKE 1 2 3 4 FLUKE 1623 edv003b eps Figure 4 RA 3 pole Measurement Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 17: ...st leads Connect the stakes with the 25 m and 50 m cable reels to H C2 and S P2 as shown below C Press START The active symbol indicates that a measurement is in progress For a continuous measurement keep START pressed D The symbol 9 indicates a completed measurement The result is kept on the display until a new measurement is started or the rotary switch is turned m 0 2 m 0 2 S E S E H e v i t c ...

Page 18: ... Minimum distance between earth electrode E C1 probe S P2 and auxiliary earth H C2 should be at least 20 m Connect stakes with 25 m and 50 m wires to H C2 and S P2 as shown Connect current clamp with adapter cable as shown C Press START The active symbol indicates that measurement is in progress For continuous measurement keep START pressed D Symbol 9 indicates completed measurement The result is ...

Page 19: ...trode E C1 probe S P2 and auxiliary earth H C2 should be at least 20 m The ES test lead eliminates the influence of the test leads Connect stakes with 25 m and 50 m wires to H C2 and S P2 as shown Connect current clamp with adapter cable as shown C Press START The active symbol indicates that measurement is in progress For continuous measurement keep START pressed D Symbol 9 indicates completed me...

Page 20: ...ot suited Connect the second current clamp using the adapter cable sensing current clamp Clamp both current clamps around the earth electrode which will subsequently be measured Hint Minimum distance between the two current clamps is 10 cm C Press START The active symbol indicates that measurement is in progress For continuous measurement keep START pressed D Symbol indicates completed measurement...

Page 21: ...nd Tester Setup 13 E H e v i t c a H E E H s u l p V 0 5 x a m FLUKE 1 2 3 4 FLUKE 1623 edv007 eps Figure 8 Stakeless Ground Loop Measurement Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

Page 22: ...ection of test lead with terminal H C2 check auxiliary earth stake 3 Probe resistance Rs too high If the probe resistance is too high measurements are not reliable The measurement is blocked see Technical data for Rs limit Hint Check connection of test lead with terminal S P2 check probe stake 4 Weak batteries If the batteries are weak the supply voltage may break down during measurement If there ...

Page 23: ...p will render incorrect results Ensure that the recommended minimum distance between the current clamp is kept If the clamps are positioned too close together the magnetic field of the inducing clamp will influence the sensing current clamp To avoid mutual influencing the distance between the clamps can be varied and a new test performed If the measurement values vary only a little or not at all t...

Page 24: ...eference temp 23 C 2 C 73 F 4 F The chart of four temperature ranges for the instrument exist to satisfy European Standards requirements the instrument can be used over the full Working temperature range by using the temperature coefficient to calculate accuracy at the ambient temperature of use Temp coefficient 0 1 of reading K Intrinsic error Refers to the reference temperature range and is guar...

Page 25: ...atteries RA 3 pole ground resistance measurement IEC 1557 5 Switch position Resolution Measuring range Intrinsic error Operating error Ra 3 pole 0 001 10 Ω 0 001 Ω 19 99 kΩ 2 rdg 3 d 5 rdg 3 d For 2 pole measurements connect terminals H and S with the supplied connector cable Measuring principle Current and voltage measurement Measuring voltage Um 48 Vac Short circuit current 50 mA Meas frequency ...

Page 26: ...robe resistance Rs Res max 100 kΩ Auxiliary earth electrode resistance Rh max 100 kΩ Additional error from Rh and Rs Rh kΩ x Rs kΩ Ra Ω x 0 2 Monitoring of Rs and Rh with error indicator Automatic range selection RA 3 pole selective ground resistance measurement with current clamp RA A Switch position Resolution Measuring range Intrinsic error Operating error Ra 3 pole A 0 001 10 Ω 0 001 Ω 19 99 k...

Page 27: ...ng range Intrinsic error Operating error Ra 4 pole A 0 001 10 Ω 0 001 Ω 19 99 kΩ 7 rdg 3 d 10 rdg 5 d Measuring principle Current voltage measurement with external current clamp Measuring voltage Um 48 VAC Short circuit current 50 mA Measuring frequency 128 Hz 125 Hz on request Probe resistance Rs max 100 kΩ Auxiliary earth electrode resistance Rh max 100 kΩ Monitoring of Rs and Rh with error indi...

Page 28: ... closed loops using two current transformers Measuring voltage Um 48 VAC primary Measuring frequency 128 Hz 125 Hz on request Noise current Iext max Iext 10 A AC Ra 20 Ω max Iext 2 A AC Ra 20 Ω Automatic range selection The information regarding stakeless ground loop measurements is only valid when used in conjunction with the recommended current clamps at the minimum distance specified Shop for F...

Page 29: ...ate an authorized service center call Fluke using any of the phone numbers listed below USA 1 888 99 FLUKE 1 888 993 5853 Canada 1 800 36 FLUKE 1 800 363 5853 Europe 31 402 678 200 Japan 81 3 3434 0181 Singapore 65 738 5655 Anywhere in the world 1 425 446 5500 Or visit us on the World Wide Web www fluke com To register your product visit register fluke com Storage In case the instrument is either ...

Page 30: ...Fluke 1623 Users Manual 22 Shop for Fluke products online at 1 877 766 5412 www MyFlukeStore com ...

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