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Sidekick
®
Plus Test Set
Deleting a Saved Trace
The Sidekick
®
Plus test set can delete a previously
saved TDR trace from the unit. To delete a saved trace:
1. From the MAIN MENU, press
9 (Save)
to enter the
Save/Recall menu. The menu bar will change to
display the following features:
•
F1 Save
saves the current trace.
•
F2 Recall
displays a previously saved trace on
the screen.
•
F3 Delete
deletes a previously saved trace.
•
F4 Exit
returns to the previous menu.
2. Press
F3 Delete
. The unit will provide a list of
saved traces.
3. Select the correct trace using the up (
2
) and down
(
8
) keys.
4. Press
F4 Select
when complete. The previously
saved trace will be deleted
Resistance Fault Locator (RFL)
The RFL position of the rotary knob provides a resis-
tance fault locator that reads out the distance to high
and low resistive shorts, grounds, crosses, and battery
crosses. Readings show the distance to the far end
strap, the distance to the fault, and the distance from
the strap to the fault.
The faults can be either low or high resistance or solid
or varying (wet). The readings are accurate even with
voltage present (battery contacts). The locator is fully
automatic and provides digital readouts with no nulls to
set. Accuracy is within ±0.5%.
Low and high resistance shorts, earths, contacts, and
battery faults need either one or two good conductors
to bridge the faulted wire between accesses. If only
one conductor is used, it must be the same gauge and
length as the faulted conductor.
Two Good Conductors
For the most accurate results, two good conductors
must be used to short the yellow, blue, and red leads
together at the far end. The two good conductors may
be of any gauge or temperature. They can be either
longer or shorter than the faulted conductor. Wire left
on a reel or strung in a short-cut between accesses
does not affect readings.
These conductors must test good, reach the far end,
and be strapped to the faulted conductor.
