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Operating Procedures

RFD-200 S2™

USER’S MANUAL

For the

Model RFD-200 Series 2

Portable Relay Test Set

Vanguard Instruments Company

1520 S. Hellman Ave.
Ontario, California 91761

TEL: (909) 923 9390

October 2006

FAX: (909) 923 9391

Rev. 1

Summary of Contents for RFD-200 2 Series

Page 1: ...cedures RFD 200 S2 USER S MANUAL For the Model RFD 200 Series 2 Portable Relay Test Set Vanguard Instruments Company 1520 S Hellman Ave Ontario California 91761 TEL 909 923 9390 October 2006 FAX 909 9...

Page 2: ...testing and test lead disconnects SAFETY WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS This device shall be used only by trained operators All devices under test shall be off line and fully isolated Do Not Modify Test Equipm...

Page 3: ...Set RFD 200 S2 for a Time Delay Test 11 4 4 User RFD 200 S2 Timer in the Single Input Mode 13 4 5 Use RFD 200 S2 to Plot a Current Transformer Excitation Curve 14 4 6 Use RFD 200 S2 to Measure CT pri...

Page 4: ...d time is displayed in milliseconds and cycles The RFD 200 S2 timer Start and Stop inputs has 3 different trigger modes Internal trigger Mode The timer can be started or stopped by the turning on or o...

Page 5: ...op cables one 8 voltage cables one ground cable and a duffel bag A hard shipping case is also available as an optional item AC Current Output Range No Load Voltage Load Voltage Load Current Load Unloa...

Page 6: ...ding 10mA INTERNAL AMPERE METER 0 to 6A Accuracy 1 of reading 10mA AC EXTERNAL 0 to 6A Accuracy 0 5 of reading 10mA DC DISPLAY Backlit LCD 4 lines by 20 characters COMPUTER INTERFACES RS 232C 19200 Ba...

Page 7: ...index number Each index number is cross referenced to a functional description in Table 2 0 which describes the purpose of each item on the control panel Although the purpose of these controls and th...

Page 8: ...4 lines by 20 character backlit LCD 21 120VAC 10A 50 60Hz Power Switch with built in circuit breaker 22 23 VOLTAGE INPUT 600V MAX External voltage input connector 24 RS 232 RS 232C port Diagnostic po...

Page 9: ...power supply is indicated by a lit LED Figure 2 RFD 200 S2 Aux Power Supplies 3 2 RFD 200 S2 Current Source and Voltage Sources Three current source terminals 100A 40A 10A are available on the RFD 200...

Page 10: ...will be stopped ON The voltage Current sources are turned on This mode is used to set the voltage or current sources The voltage and current sources will remain on until turned off by the user START O...

Page 11: ...mer Wet A change in state of a wet contact input after the user has selected the Start On mode or Start Off mode will start timer There are 3 selections for the Timer Stop input Internal Timer stops w...

Page 12: ...can achieve a finer control of the current output from the current source Figure 6 Power Resistor Array 3 6 RFD 200 S2 External Voltage Input One external voltage input is available on the RFD 200 S2...

Page 13: ...f the RFD 200 S2 2A If the RDF 200 S2 voltage source is to be used the user can monitor this voltage using the RFD 200 S2 External Voltage Input To monitor this voltage connect the RFD 200 S2 voltage...

Page 14: ...elect DRY CONTACT for timer stop The DRY indicator will light 5 Set the test current using steps in paragraph 4 1 above 6 Turn off the current source by selecting OFF in the Control Box keeping the sa...

Page 15: ...coil terminals 2 Select WET INPUT in the timer start box The WET LED shall light 3 Connect the TIMER STOP input to the circuit breaker dry contact 4 Select DRY INPUT for the timer stop box The DRY LED...

Page 16: ...Mode Use the following steps to measure the time a relay contact remains opened 1 Press and hold the TIMER START key for 2 seconds to select Single Input Mode 2 Observe the SINGLE INPUT MODE is displ...

Page 17: ...voltage source to the RFD 200 S2 external voltage meter 3 Select ON in the RFD 200 S2 Control box 4 Slowly raise the AC test voltage Observe and record excitation voltage and current displayed on the...

Page 18: ...ernal Current Input 3 Turn on Internal and External current display on RFD 200 S2 by pressing the RFD 200 S2 Current switch Internal and external current display is enable when both LEDs are lit 4 Sel...

Page 19: ...Operating Procedures RFD 200 S2 1520 S Hellman Ave Ontario CA 91761 USA Phone 909 923 9390 Fax 909 923 9391 www vanguard instruments com RFD 200 S2 Rev 1 10 2006...