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Meter Trigger Switch--Switch to tell the Bird Dog Plus if you are using the Meter
Sensors or the remote Push Button to perform the meter verification test. If you are not
performing meter verification testing, it does not matter the position of the switch. More
on the use of the Meter Sensors in Section F.3.3 of this manual.
HV Probe--Connector for the High Voltage fiber optic cable—Retriever Interface circuit
board is inside the 3 Phase Connector Box.
HV Continuity—Red LED to show that the High Voltage Probe is communicating with
the 6000 Bird Dog Plus.
Large Knob--Switch to select which probes or other input device you are using:
o Large I Probes—Large current probes, 2 inch inside diameter, 10A to 1000A. If you
need longer extensions for your current probes to get to the weatherhead, for example,
contact Spinlab.
o Small I Probes—Small current probes, .75 inch inside diameter, .5A to 100A
o Duckbills—Used for a direct connection to a test switch—copper side up, .1 to 20A
Small Knob--Switch to determine the operational setting of the Bird Dog Plus:
o Meter Verify--Use when you are testing an entire meter with 1 test or testing individual
phases one at a time
o Flex Coil—Use when the low voltage Flexible Coil probe is in use for ratio/burden
testing, 10A to 3000A
o HV Probe--Use when the High Voltage probe is in use for ratio/burden testing. 2A to
2000A, 230kV maximum
Error—Red LED lets you know if the switch selections you have made are valid. If you
chose an invalid selection, then you must turn off the unit, change your switch settings and
turn the 6000 Bird Dog Plus back on.
The following table will explain the different ways that the 6000 Bird Dog Plus can be
configured depending upon the meter type and the test(s) you want to perform. When the
Bird Dog Plus is turned on, the switch position is locked in. To change the switch
selection, you must first turn the Bird Dog Plus off, change the switch setting(s), and then
turn the unit back on. Only then will the unit recognize the new switch positions. The
following lists all possible knob settings and the resulting test that can be performed while
using these settings:
Small Knob Large Knob Resulting Test
o Meter Verify Large I Probes Testing a form 1, 2, 12, 14, 15, 16, or 17
meter
o Meter Verify Small I Probes Performing a meter test on any meter
o Meter Verify Duckbills Testing a form 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, or 9 meter
o Flex Coil Large I Probes Invalid—Red Error LED Comes On!
o Flex Coil Small I Probes Performing a meter and or meter circuit test
(GS and/or GV) on a CT rated meter (no
burden results & low voltage only)
o Flex Coil Duckbills Testing a form 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, or 9 meter
circuit (low voltage CTs only)
o HV Probe Large I Probes Invalid—Red Error LED Comes On!
o HV Probe Small I Probes Performing a meter and or meter circuit test
(GS and/or GV) on a CT rated meter (no
burden results)