Sonel PAT-1 User Manual

OPERATING MANUAL PAT-1, PAT-2, PAT-2E, PAT-10 version 1.02
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 SAFETY ................................................................................................................... 5
2 SWITCHING ON AND ACTIVATING SCREEN BACKLIT ............................ 6
2.1.1 The first startup ................................................................................................ 7
2.1.2 Additional information displayed by the tester ................................................ 7
3 TESTER CONFIGURATION ................................................................................ 9
4 MEASUREMENTS ............................................................................................... 17
4.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 17
4.2 MANUAL TESTS ..................................................................................................... 18
4.2.1 Preliminary test – visual inspection ............................................................... 19
4.2.2 Measurement of PE protective conductor resistance - R
PE
............................ 21
4.2.3 Measurement of insulation resistance - R
ISO
.................................................. 24
4.2.4 Measurement of substitute leakage current - I
SUB
.......................................... 26
4.2.5 Measurement of differential leakage current - I
Δ
(only PAT-2E and
PAT-10) .......................................................................................................... 29
4.2.6 Measurement of touch leakage current – I
T
(only PAT-2E and PAT-10) ...... 31
4.3 AUTO MODE TESTS – CLASS I .............................................................................. 34
4.4 AUTO MODE TESTS – CLASS II ............................................................................. 39
4.5 TESTING EXTENSION CORDS AND IEC (POWER SUPPLY) CABLES ........................... 45
4.6 MEASUREMENT OF PORTABLE RESIDUAL CURRENT DEVICE TRIP TIME – PRCD
(ONLY PAT-2E AND PAT-10) ............................................................................... 50
4.7 COMPENSATION OF THE TEST LEAD’S RESISTANCE (AUTO-ZEROING) ..................... 55
5 MEMORY OF MEASUREMENT RESULTS.................................................... 57
5.1 STORING THE MEASUREMENT RESULTS IN THE MEMORY ....................................... 58
5.2 BROWSING MEMORY DATA .................................................................................... 59
5.3 DELETING MEMORY DATA ..................................................................................... 60
5.3.1 Deleting cel data ............................................................................................ 60
5.3.2 Deleting bank data ......................................................................................... 62
5.3.3 Deleting the entire memory data .................................................................... 63
6 LABEL PRINTING ............................................................................................... 65
6.1.1 Printer configuration ..................................................................................... 65
6.1.2 Printing after measurement ........................................................................... 68
6.1.3 Printing from memory .................................................................................... 68
6.1.4 Printing automatically when saving to memory............................................. 68
6.1.5 Label types ..................................................................................................... 69
6.1.6 Printout data configuration with PC software ............................................... 70
6.1.7 Placing the printer inside a carrying case ..................................................... 70

Sonel PAT-1 Specifications

General

Brand	Sonel
Model	PAT-1
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English