Filename: User Guide Sabre Mk5 Rev 0.0.doc
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1. INTRODUCTION
Cashpower Sabre ED Mk5 is a single phase “common base” prepayment meter specially designed
to meet Eskom's prepayment metering requirements. This meter is most suited to new reticulation
and is directly and easily interchangeable with meters from other manufacturers using the standard
common base.
The plug-in base, which also conforms to Eskom's specifications, allows the commissioning of the
meter to be done after the installation of the base, thereby adding flexibility and installation
convenience. Included with the base is a Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV), which ensures that the meter
complies with the stringent Eskom specifications for the protection of prepayment meters.
The base is optional and can be supplied separately to the meter.
Cashpower Sabre has an optional tamper facility, which will enable the meter to detect when it is
being drawn out of the common base.
Figure 1: The Cashpower Sabre Prepayment Meter
2. ABBREVIATIONS
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LED
Light Emitting Diode
ED
Electricity
Dispenser
