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SECTION F.2.5
STANDARD TEST PROCEDURE FOR 6000 BIRD DOG PLUS
SIMULTANEOUS 3 PHASE METER VERIFICATION
TESTING ON A SELF-CONTAINED METER
1. Hookup Probes to Phase A (or B or C as appropriate) & Sensors to the Meter
1.1 Secondary Current: Depending upon the type of circuit you are testing, there will be
different hookup procedures. See Section F.3.2 for more detailed hookup procedures:
1.1.1 Forms 14, 15, 16, & 17 Meters: Use 3 clamp-on CTs (Large I Probes or
Small I Probes)
1.1.2 Forms 3, 5, 6, 8, & 9 Circuits with a Test Switch: Duckbills / Copper side up or
clamp-on CTs (Small I Probes)
1.1.3 Forms 4 Circuits with a Test Switch: Duckbills / Copper side up for phase 1
and silver side up for phase 2, or clamp-on CTs (Small I Probes) with reverse
direction for phase 2.
1.1.4 Form 2 & 12 Meters: Use 2 clamp-on CTs (Large I Probes or Small I Probes)
1.1.5 Form 1 Meters: Use 1 clamp-on CT (Large I Probes—Phase A)
1.2 Secondary Voltage: Alligator Clips /Red to phase A, Yellow (or green for older
units) to phase B, black to phase C, & white to neutral/low side.
1.3 Automatic Sensors: Attach the automatic sensors to the meter.
1.4 3 Phase Connector Box: Set the 1) Small Knob to the Meter Verify position, 2) the
Large Knob to the proper probes (Large I Probes or Small I Probes or Duckbill
connectors) you are using, and 3) the Meter Trigger switch set to Sensors.
1.5 Confirm Proper Voltage Wiring from the Test Switch to the Meter
(Skip this section if using Meter Base Adapters or testing self-contained meters.)
1.5.1 Short phase B & C CTs and confirm the meter is reporting phase A
1.5.2 Short phase A & C CTs and confirm the meter is reporting phase B
1.5.3 Short phase A & B CTs and confirm the meter is reporting phase C
1.5.4 Close all CT shorting switches
2. Turn the Bird Dog Plus On
3. Enter Meter/Circuit/Rotation
3.1 If listed data is the same as your circuit: press YES and go to 4.1
3.2 If listed data is different than your circuit: press NO, select correct data and go to 4.1
3.3 If your circuit is not known or irrelevant: press UNDEFINED and go to 4.1
4. Enter LOCATION CODE
4.1 From LOCATION CODE screen press CHANGE button. Arrow points to first digit
4.2 Press the CLEAR button
4.3 Cycle the far left button 0-9, A-Z+ until the desired digit appears
4.4 Press the MORE button
4.5 Press NXT DIGIT. Arrow advances to next digit. Takes you back to previous screen
4.6 Repeat 4.3 through 4.6 until new location code entered
4.7 When the new location code is entered, press the MORE button twice
4.8 Press the SAVE to store new LOCATION CODE and go to the MAIN MENU
5. Review the POLYPHASE GRAPH for Input Signals
5.1 From the MAIN MENU select PP GRAPH
5.2 Review the AMPLITUDE readings
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