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5.- TESTING STEP OR CONTACT VOLTAGE
5.3.- INSTALLATION AND START-UP
This manual contains information and warnings that must be followed by the
user to ensure the safe operation of the equipment and to maintain it in a safe
condition.
Usual operation must not be started until the final assembly of the cables
and weights, as recommended in section 1.2.- Connection instructions of this
manual.
If the equipment is used in a way not specified by the manufacturer, the
protection of the equipment and the people operating it may be
compromised.
When it is likely that there has been a loss of safety (e.g. when damage is
visible), the equipment must be disconnected from the power supply. In the
event please contact a qualified service representative.
5.4.- ATTACHING THE MPC-20/ MPC-5
To test correctly, the MPC-20 or the MPC-50 must be placed 20 or more
metres from the ground to be tested. Do not place it in the area occupied by the
electrodes in the ground.
5.5.- AUXILIARY GROUND FOR CURRENT INJECTION
There must be auxiliary ground for current injecting 50 or more metres away
from the ground to be tested Resistance between the auxiliary ground added to
the ground to be measured must not exceed 8 ohms for the MPC-50 and 30
Ohms for the MPC-20.
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