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A-Frame Fault Locator

Model FT-103 Transmitter and
Model FR-30 Receiver

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Français – 15

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Castellano – pág. 33

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Summary of Contents for A-Frame Fault Locator

Page 1: ...me Fault Locator Model FT 103 Transmitter and Model FR 30 Receiver Français 15 Castellano pág 33 A Frame Operator s Manual www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 2: ...er A Frame 7 Pre Operation Inspection 7 Set Up And Operation Instructions 7 Fault Locating Connecting Transmitter 8 Locating 9 Locating Below Paved Surfaces 10 Multiple Faults 11 Path Locating Direct Connect Path Locating Method 11 Inductive Clamp Path Locating 12 Broadcast Inductive Path Locating 12 Storage 13 Maintenance Cleaning 13 Calibration 13 Service And Repair 13 Optional Equipment 14 Disp...

Page 3: ...etain product serial number which is located on nameplate Serial No WARNING Read this Operator s Manual carefully before using this tool Failure to understand and follow the contents of this manual may result in electri cal shock fire and or serious personal injury www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 4: ... result in serious personal injury Use personal protective equipment Al ways wear eye protection Protective equip ment such as dust mask non skid safety shoes hard hat or hearing protection used for appropriate conditions will reduce per sonal injuries Do not overreach Keep proper footing and balance at all times This enables better control of the power tool in unex pected situations Do not let fa...

Page 5: ...all instructions and warnings may re sult in property damage and or serious in jury rect equipment will do the job better and safer at the rate for which it is designed Do not use equipment if the switch does not turn it ON and OFF Any tool that can not be controlled with the switch is dan gerous and must be repaired Remove the battery pack from the equip ment before making any adjustments changin...

Page 6: ... detects the current flow to ground through the insulation fault The re ceiver provides audio and visual indications of both signal strength and direction to assist in detecting and locating the fault For the A Frame fault detector to work the conductor must be in contact with the earth it will not work with conductors in conduit Additionally the transmitter can be used to apply a signal to the co...

Page 7: ...mitter Set for Fault Finding dFF displayed in Frequency area 1 6 Transmitter Set for Inductive Clamp Use for Path Locating Insert Inductive clamp into Jack 7 Transmitter Set for Direct Connect Use for Fault Finding or Path Locating 8 Transmitter Set for Broadcast Inductive Mode for Path Locating 9 Transmitter Battery Status 5 8 1 3 4 2 6 7 Transmitter Display 9 Figure 3 Transmitter Display Display...

Page 8: ...on the trans mitter or receiver display the bat teries need to be replaced Use the batteries that are of same type Do not mix battery types Do not mix new and used batteries Mixing batteries can cause overheating and battery damage Path locating 128 Hz 1 kHz 8 kHz 33 kHz 93 kHz Direct Connect 128 Hz 1 kHz 8 kHz 33 kHz 93 kHz Inductive Clamp 8 kHz 33 kHz 93 kHz Broadcast Inductive 33 kHz 93 kHz Loa...

Page 9: ...er service com ponents or anything that might be af fected by high voltage De energize any circuits in or around the work area Always attach transmitter test leads be fore turning unit ON and turn unit OFF be fore disconnecting leads This will re duce the risk of electrical shock Never turn transmitter ON the unit when anyone is touching the conductor ground stake or any part of the transmitter Tu...

Page 10: ...establishes a current flow the current leaks to ground through the insulation fault A Frame Fault Locator 999 995 095 10_REV A 8 and back to the ground stake The Model FR 30 Receiver detects the current flow to ground through the insulation fault For the A Frame fault detector to work the conductor must be in contact with the earth it will not work with con ductors in conduit Generally the A Frame...

Page 11: ...C TIONS The target conductor is energized and there is the risk of electrical shock Use high voltage precautions to disconnect 2 When fault locating generally the receiver should be used over the conductor with the front receiver spike towards the ex pected fault and the rear receiver spike to wards the ground stake The receiver spikes should evenly penetrate the earth to make good electrical cont...

Page 12: ...he loca tion and continue down the conductor path looking for a fault signal strength closer to the reference signal Once a fault is located with a signal similar to the reference signal turn the A Frame Locator perpendicular to the path of the conductor Move the receiver back and forth until slight movement causes the di rectional arrows and beeping to toggle back and forth At this point the faul...

Page 13: ...s are connected directly to the target conduc tor and a suitable ground This method is most commonly used when the target util ity is accessible Direct connect should not be used for energized live conductors Inductive Clamp optional equipment the jaws of the inductive clamp encircle the target conductor if the conductor is in sulated there is no metal to metal contact This method is commonly used...

Page 14: ...ct the cable lead from the target conductor first before removing the cable lead from the ground spike to reduce the risk of electrical shock Disconnect the cable lead from the ground spike Inductive Clamp Path Locating 1 This method requires an inductive clamp Optional equipment Read and follow A Frame Fault Locator 999 995 095 10_REV A 12 all instruction for the use of the inductive clamp 2 Inse...

Page 15: ...Figure 16 One way to confirm that you are tracing the target conductor and not the transmitter field is to look for a strong stable proximity signal and a valid depth measurement on the receiver While directly over the ener gized line you can also raise the receiver a set distance off of the ground and verify that the depth reading on the display e quals the distance that you raised the re ceiver ...

Page 16: ...ainst harmful interference in a resi dential installation This equipment generates uses and can ra diate radio frequency energy and if not in stalled and used in accordance with the in structions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interfer ence to ra...

Page 17: ...s estados de los EE UU no permiten la exclusión o restricción referente a daños in cidentales o consiguientes Por lo tanto puede que la limitación o restricción mencionada anteriormente no rija para Ud Esta garantía le otorga derechos específicos y puede que además Ud tenga otros derechos los cuales varían de estado a estado provincia a provin cia o país a país No rige ninguna otra garantía expres...

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