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Summary of Contents for ReZolver LC103

Page 1: ...PACITOR VALUE CAPACITOR ESR CAPACITOR LEAKAGE INDUCTOR RINGER DIELECTRIC ABSORPTION INDUCTOR VALUE V H mH H 5 6 7 8 9 0 CLR ALL OTHER CAPS SWITCHING TRANS FORMERS TANTALUM CAPS CERAMIC CAPS YOKES FLYB...

Page 2: ...ilter capacitors after removing power before connecting to any part of the circuit requiring power to be removed 5 Be sure your equipment is in good order Broken or frayed test leads can be extremely...

Page 3: ...1 LC103 ReZolver Capacitor Inductor Analyzer Operation and Application Manual 3200 Sencore Drive Sioux Falls SD 57107...

Page 4: ...ng 25 Measuring Inductor Value 25 Automatic GOOD BAD Inductor Value Testing 26 Inductor Ringer Test 26 Error Messages 27 RS 232 OPERATION 28 Connecting to the Computer 28 Sending Data to the LC103 28...

Page 5: ...Inductance Per Foot 45 Identifying Aging Cable 45 Testing High Voltage Diodes 46 High Potential Testing 46 Measuring High Voltage Resistors to 1 Gigaohm 47 APPENDIX Introduction 48 Capacitor Theory 4...

Page 6: ...t of circuit capacitor and inductor analyzer It is designed to quickly identify defective capacitors and inductors by providing fast in circuit tests and complete analyzing out of circuit The test res...

Page 7: ...nged 0 01 uA 0 01 uA to 19 99 uA 0 l uA 20 0 uA to 199 9 uA 1 0 uA 200 uA to 1999 uA 0 01 mA 2 00 mA to 19 99 mA EQUIVALENT SERIES RESISTANCE ESR U S Patent 4 795 966 ACCURACY 5 l digit CAPACITOR RANG...

Page 8: ...nute warm up 50o to 86o F 10o to 30o C HUMIDITY 0 90 no condensation MAXIMUM ALTITUDE 4 000 meters POWER 105 130V AC 60Hz 30 watts with supplied PA251 power adapter Battery operation with optional BY2...

Page 9: ...circuit 11 OUT OF CIRCUIT Test Buttons a Capacitor GOOD BAD Press to measure capacitor value and ESR in circuit b Inductor GOOD BAD Press to measure inductance value in circuit c Dielectric Absorption...

Page 10: ...SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 1 Out of Circuit Test Leads 39G219 Special low capacity cable with E Z Hook clips Connect to TEST LEAD jack 2 Adjustable In Circuit Test Probe AP291 patent pending Exclusive in ci...

Page 11: ...es 4 Field Calibrator FC221 Use to periodically check the calibration of the LC103 5 Rechargeable Battery BY289 Lead acid battery provides portable operation for the LC103 6 SCR TRIAC Test Accessory S...

Page 12: ...on low value of components ATTENTION Utilisez seulement le PA251 au PA252 de Sencore comme adaptateur secteur L utilisation d un adaptateur secteur pour le LC103 diff rent du PA251 ou du PA252 peut e...

Page 13: ...ns when using lead acid batteries 1 Do not dispose of old lead acid batteries in fire This may cause them to burst spraying acid through the air 2 Do not short the and terminals together This will bur...

Page 14: ...ter and the Power Adapter is connected to a source of AC power The charging time required to return the battery to 100 depends on how far it is discharged The battery will trickle charge while the LC1...

Page 15: ...counterclockwise until the fuse releases 3 Replace the fuse with the same type and rating 1 amp 2AG Slo Blo 4 Use the screwdriver to gently push inward while turning the fuse holder clockwise back int...

Page 16: ...lead mounting clip holds the test leads out of the way yet ready for use at anytime NOTE Mounting the TEST LEAD MOUNTING CLIP to the sides of the ReZolver will interfere with the handle movement Lead...

Page 17: ...ample 123456 b The LC103 accepts numbers up to 4 places after the decimal Example 1 2345 c Push the CLR button once to clear the value entry and start over 2 Enter the desired capacitor value multipli...

Page 18: ...OMPONENT TEST RESULTS CAPACITOR INDUCTOR ANALYZER POWER HOLD FOR BATTERY TEST ALUMINUM LYTICS DOUBLE LAYER LYTICS HIGHER DOUBLE LAYER 1 2 3 4 pF F F CAPACITOR GOOD BAD INDUCTOR GOOD BAD CAPACITOR VALU...

Page 19: ...ote The TEST ACTIVATION button on the probe can be used if a capacitor COMPONENT TYPE is selected Automatic EIA GOOD BAD Testing To perform the automatic EIA GOOD BAD test simply enter the capacitors...

Page 20: ...be entered to perform any out of circuit capacitor parameter test If any blue Inductor Component Type button is selected Component Type Selection Error will appear in the display when you attempt to m...

Page 21: ...e percentage of dielectric absorption on the COMPONENT TEST RESULTS display Standard Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Capacity in uF 1 5V 3 0V 6 0V 10V 15V 20V 25V 35V 50V 100V 200V 300V 400V 500V 600...

Page 22: ...0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 4700 0 03 0 03 0 03 0 03 0 03 0 03 0 03 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 6800 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 01 0 01 0 01 0 01 0 01 0 01 0 01...

Page 23: ...ACITOR and the STOP TESTING alarm may activate until the voltage is gone from the test leads All data input and test buttons will be locked out until the display returns to Ready Leakage In Paper Mica...

Page 24: ...3 3000 3550 4243 6000 8485 15000 900 1273 1800 2324 2846 3286 3674 4347 5196 7348 22000 1090 1541 2180 2814 3447 3980 4450 5265 6293 8899 33000 1335 1888 2671 3447 4221 4874 5450 6448 7707 47000 1593...

Page 25: ...0 25 28 32 38 45 64 90 110 127 142 156 201 470 24 24 24 24 29 34 38 45 54 76 107 131 152 170 186 240 680 29 29 29 29 35 41 46 54 65 91 129 158 183 204 224 289 1000 35 35 35 35 43 49 55 65 78 111 157 1...

Page 26: ...e capacitor to be tested The LC103 determines the GOOD BAD limits If you desire to grade capacitors according to value you must also enter the desired and value tolerances The value tolerances however...

Page 27: ...measures the true inductance of coils using a fast reliable patented test Coils from 0 l uH to 19 99 H are automatically measured for value by connecting the test leads and pressing the test button A...

Page 28: ...n yokes horizontal flyback transformers and switching power supply transformers are reliably checked with the Ringer test The LC103 automatically matches the coil impedance to the necessary testing pa...

Page 29: ...ameter entered via the keypad or RS 232 is beyond the limits of the automatic GOOD BAD test The component may still be able to be tested but not for a GOOD BAD indication Possible causes 1 Performing...

Page 30: ...The LC103 is configured as a DCE Data Communications Equipment device which means that it should be connected to your computer with a cable having DB9 connectors on both ends and straight through wir...

Page 31: ...ree are only used for LC103 automatic GOOD BAD comparisons The capacitor voltage code also sets the LC103 power supply to the selected voltage for the leakage test When sending a component value to th...

Page 32: ...ds when the computer sends any other listener code or when the front panel button is pressed WARNING The warning LED on the front of the LC103 will falsh as a reminder that a shock hazard of up to 100...

Page 33: ...e NVC ou une autre commande afin de vider la function de test Le LC103 peut tre endommag si une capacit charg e ou une tension statique lui est connect e De plus l utilisanteur peut recevoir une d cha...

Page 34: ...g up waiting to send its last linefeed character If this happens you may need to put an extra GET or INPUT statement into your program to let the LC103 send its last character into an unused variable...

Page 35: ...ther case the computer can base its decision on whether the capacitor is good or bad by using the GOOD BAD Indicator in the returned data For the automatic GOOD BAD test to function the capacitor s va...

Page 36: ...type to be used When troubleshooting a circuit it is not important to know why a certain type of capacitor was selected It is best to simply replace a bad capacitor with a good capacitor of the same t...

Page 37: ...same value and voltage rating While they may have many shapes tantalum capacitors always have polarized leads Lead polarization is often the only way to distinguish a tantalum lytic from another type...

Page 38: ...tor types are the axial lead and chip types Some axial lead ceramic capacitors may look the same as resistors and inductors which also use the same case type You can easily determine if the component...

Page 39: ...tify They too are used exclusively in video applications and produce high voltage for the CRT A flyback has several terminals which are often soldered to a PC board chassis One or two heavily insulate...

Page 40: ...fy by physical appearance or any other means CAPACITOR TESTING Capacitance Measurement Accuracy The LC103 measures the capacitor charge time as the capacitor is charged with a constant current This gi...

Page 41: ...other capacitors in parallel It may be necessary to remove the suspect capacitor to test it accurately 2 Sometimes the LC103 will return a value and ESR reading accompanied by SUGGEST REMOVAL In this...

Page 42: ...APACITOR LEAKAGE button and read the amount of leakage on the display It must be within the maximum allowable leakage limits for its value and voltage rating 4 Connect one end of a short jumper to the...

Page 43: ...of the ring energy A shielded coil is good if it rings ten or more However if it rings less than ten remove the metal shield if possible and test the coil again If it now rings 10 or more the coil is...

Page 44: ...them are shorted or leaky 5 If all the loads are disconnected and the ringing test still indicates BAD completely remove it from the circuit If the flyback primary still rings less than 10 the flybac...

Page 45: ...the INDUCTOR RINGER test button and read the test result in the LC103 display 6 If the ringer test result is 10 or more the horizontal yoke is good If it rings less than 10 the horizontal yoke is defe...

Page 46: ...lso use this test to determine the length or to pinpoint a break in multi conductor cable that has 3 or more conductors Due to variations in conductor spacing and noise pickup however the accuracy wil...

Page 47: ...they need to be replaced The LC103 can be used for preventative maintenance checks of coaxial cable to determine if deterioration is beginning to occur As a cable begins to fail the dielectric separa...

Page 48: ...ny higher voltage as this will cause excessive current flow through the diode and damage it 5 If you apply 999 9 volts to the diode and it still shows no conduction it is open and you do not need to c...

Page 49: ...will read the resistance of these resistors without any calculations The range of resistance which the LC103 will measure depends on the applied voltage Table 13 shows the amount of applied voltage n...

Page 50: ...the dipoles are stressed and forced to line up in rows creating stored energy in the dielectric The dielectric has undergone a physical change similar to that of soft iron when exposed to current thro...

Page 51: ...failure condition for aluminum lytic capacitors Tantalum Electrolytics The tantalum electrolytic capacitor is also quite popular While the leakage in the aluminum lytic is very high due to the nature...

Page 52: ...perature change versus capacity change of non temperature compensated ceramic disc capacitors 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 55 45 35 25 15 5 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125 Temperatur...

Page 53: ...are another example of capacitors that can change value in circuit or on the shelf As these capacitors dry out they eventually lose their capacitance due to the failure of the aluminum oxide film maki...

Page 54: ...d to a capacitor a certain amount of current will flow through the capacitor This current is called the leakage current and is the result of imperfections in the dielectric Whenever this leakage curre...

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Page 59: ...charge time is expressed in a percentage of the original charge Also called Capacitor Memory or Battery Action Dielectric constant the ratio of capacitance between a capacitor having a dry air dielect...

Page 60: ...mic disc capacitor Derived from negative positive zero Does not change capacity with temperature changes Padder a high capacity variable capacitor placed in series with a fixed capacitor to vary the t...

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Page 63: ...ections 1 Use a corrugated cardboard shipping container that has a test strength of 32 lbs inch ECT 2 Call 1 800 SENCORE and ask for a return unit authorization RUA number Enclose the following inform...

Page 64: ...62 3200 Sencore Drive Sioux Falls SD 57107 Call 1 800 SENCORE 736 2673 Innovatively designed www sencore com with your time in mind Form6808A Printed in the U S A...

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