Simpson 260 Series User Manual

SHOCK HAZARD: As defined in American National Standard,
C39.5, Safety Requirements for Electrical & Electronic Measur-
ing & Controlling Instrumentation, a shock hazard shall be con-
sidered to exist at any part involving a potential in excess of 30
volts rms (sine wave) or 42.4 volts DC or peak and where a leak-
age current from that part to ground exceeds 0.5 milliampere,
when measured with an appropriate measuring instrument defined
WARNING |
This Instrument is designed to prevent accidental shock
to the operator when properly used. However, no engi-
neering design can render safe an instrument which is
used carelessly. Therefore, this manual must be read
carefully and completely before making any measure-
ments. Failure to follow directions can result in a serious
or fatal accident.
In Section 11.6.1 of ANSI C39.5.
NOTE: The proper measuring instrument for the meas-
urement of leakage current consists essentially of a net-
work of a 1500 ohm non-inductive resistor shunted by a
0.15 microfarad capacitor connected between the ter-
minals of the measuring instrument. The leakage current
is that portion of the current that flows through the re-
sistor. The Simpson Model 229-Series 2 AC Leakage
Current Tester meets the ANSI C39.5 requirements for
the measurement of AC leakage current and can be used
for this purpose. To measure DC Leakage current, con-
nect a 1500 ohm non-inductive resistor in series with a
Simpson 0-500 DC microammeter and use this as the
measuring instrument.

Simpson 260 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Simpson
Model	260 Series
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English