Safety Information
Read all safety and instruction statements before using the product. Failing to
follow the safety guidelines can cause severe injury or death.
Amcorders are designed for use on live, overhead lines with 0 to 69KV. All
procedures ap pro pri ate for the line voltage are to be taken, including proper
work techniques, equipment, and Personal Protection Equipment.
The Amcorder should be deployed and retrieved only by certifi ed personnel
who have been trained for live-line, high voltage work by their organization.
The Amcorder is to be installed and removed from the line with a suitable
shotgun or switch stick style hot stick. The hot stick is considered the sole
voltage isolation device.
The hot stick length must be correct for line voltage per minimum approach
distances stated in published OSHA regulations and/or provided by the utility.
The cover plate, chuck, and entire Amcorder are to be considered at the same
potential. Putting the cover plate, chuck, or other parts of the Amcorder
within the air gap of adjacent phases or ground could cause a phase to phase
or phase to ground fault.
Do not alter the product in any manner.
Theory of Operation
The Amcorder deploys on a line to measure and record True RMS Amps on overhead
lines. The Amcorder uses the same current sensor technology as the original
SensorLink
®
Ampstik
®
, which does not use magnetic materials and has no moving
parts. Measurements are taken at user defi ned intervals. In Softlink software the
user selects how often to sample and log the data.
Remove the units from the line to download the data via IrDA. Data can be
downloaded via radio with the unit deployed on the line with the optional Radio
Transcorder.
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